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Alaskan otters find new home at Sea Life Centre
Two rescued Alaskan sea otters will become residents at the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham’s new multi-million pound marine rescue facility. The UK first is part of a pioneering education and conservation project in partnership with the Sea Life Trust and Alaska Wildlife Rescue (AWR). Once on the verge of
extinction, sea otters (pictured) remain a seriously endangered species (IUCN Red Listed) and now have a vital role to play in a ground-breaking marine education programme here, on the other side of the globe. Birmingham has made the
space for an enduring species following a two-and-a-half-year guardianship application, the financing of care and major investment in a purpose-built facility to meet strict animal welfare requirements. Jonny Rudd, Curator at the National Sea Life Centre, said:
WMT welcomes
managing director Julian Edwards has been named as the new managing director of West Midlands Trains (WMT). Julian, who has been a WMT
director since 2017, succeeds Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde who will stay at the company until Easter to ensure a smooth transition. Julian said: “The last six months
has been very difficult for West Midlands Trains. Work is well advanced on performance improvements. The introduction of our new trains combined with the investment programme in stations and customer services and the changes to timetables in 2020 gives us the opportunity to have a railway the people of West Midlands Trains and our customers can be proud of.”
“This is such an incredibly exciting time for us. It’s been a pioneering project for the country, taking global efforts and a collective vision with our conservation partners to protect the world’s oceans and the incredible marine life which lives within. “Sadly, an ‘out of sight, out of
mind’ mentality can have detrimental consequences to our
planet, but this is now our opportunity to open up the reality of a world which feels very far removed from our own. “The sea otters arrival will be a landmark moment for the UK and give us a sense of connection to nature and wildlife from across the globe, highlighting the unconscious impact we’re having so we can start to make small differences.”
Summit postponed
A UK-China summit has been postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic. The Fifth UK-China Regional Leaders Summit was due to take place in Birmingham on 17-19 February. A Midlands Engine spokesperson
said: "This decision has been taken following extensive discussions and consultation with government departments in the UK and China.”
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