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UK STORIES
Knowing where species go helps
conservation groups to protect them
Goose migration secrets revealed
New research shows how brent geese get to Siberia
How do the UK’s 91,000 dark- bellied brent geese migrate to their summer breeding grounds in Siberia? Research at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Blue House Farm reserve is finding out.
In January 2018, experts from the Southern Colour Ringing group, licenced by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), ringed the legs of 18 geese on the reserve, to help
track their 5,000-mile round trip. Individuals were recorded in the Netherlands and the Baltics as they flew east. Last winter, several were spotted back in Essex.
The Wildlife Trusts work with the BTO to monitor migrant birds on many of our reserves, which are important feeding grounds. Studies like this demonstrate the need for a global approach to conservation.
Research shows the geese migrate to Siberia via the Netherlands and Baltics
60 MPs make time to meet The Wildlife Trusts’ young stars
Last November, the Wildlife Trusts hosted a Parliamentary Reception in Westminster. Over 60 MPs attended to meet our young staff , trainees and volunteers. It was a chance for our young
stars to highlight the need for an ambitious Environment Bill. Georgina Umney of Yorkshire
Barry Sheerman MP meets Moustafa Atta and Liam Jackson of Sheffi eld WT
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Wildlife Trust said in a speech: “Everyone has the right to freely
access and defend the natural world. No young person can avoid being an environmentalist as it is defi ning our future.” Stephanie Hilborne OBE, Chief
Executive of The Wildlife Trusts said: “Young people are a vital part of our movement. They want to guarantee a more positive future for our natural environment.”
CHRIS WOOD
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