We are fighting for the future of Wildlife in Wales, and our Nature Investigations Unit is a vital branch in how we are going to achieve our goals. We are looking for a talented investigative journalist who is able to uncover hidden issues facing the natural world, and tell stories that will provide a lifeline […]
Some fantastic news for our Llwyndewi nature reserve. […]
Invasive Non-native Species (INNS) are one of the principal threats to biodiversity worldwide. Huge amounts of money are spent annually in the UK on the removal and/or control of species such as Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica, American Signal Crayfish Pacifasticus leniusculus and Grey Squirrels Sciurus carolinensis. One of the UK’s most significant INNS is the […]
A new initiative aimed at tackling the deepening environmental crisis in Wales is gaining momentum, as conservationists rally public support to launch a pioneering Nature Investigations Unit. […]
We need your help to create a Nature Investigations Unit for Wales – to help stop the ongoing attack on nature and to hold environmental decision makers to account. Our Nature Investigations Unit will consist of experienced Journalists, Campaigners and Researchers who will help uncover, expose and challenge the issues affecting nature recovery in Wales, along with proposing appropriate […]
INCC and partners are aiming to save a population of one of the UK’s rarest and fastest declining mammal species, the Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius). “We have lost so many of our Water Voles in Wales over the past fifty years or so. If we don’t do something urgently, we may end up losing this […]
Some exciting news for Wild Cymru. over the next 3 years we will be undertaking important research for upland Water Voles in Glamorgan. Identifying how well connected the different colonies are, and what barriers they face when dispersing. Wild Cymru is aiming to increase the fortunes of one of Wales’s rarest and most threatened mammal […]
In March 2021, Wild Cymru and volunteers took (under license) 80 Marsh Fritillary caterpillars from several locations across Rhondda Cynon Taff and Caerphilly County Borough Councils. The caterpillars were reared in captivity through to pupation until adult butterflies. Whilst in the rearing pens, the butterflies laid thousands of eggs. This new generation of caterpillars would […]
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Working alongside students and supporting them as they explore the world of nature conservation in Wales is something that Wild Cymru is very proud to be doing. Most recently we teamed up with Cardiff University to welcome Chemistry student Caitlin Ngheim to the team. I’ve recently just completed my first year at Cardiff University studying […]
