Innovative mammal conservation
Whilst we may be a little biased, some remote cameras set up by our Pine Marten Project Field Assistant, Josie Bridges, have captured some amazing pine marten footage. We have had several cameras trained on a den box in which PM02 had chosen to give birth and one of the cameras caught some fabulous footage Read More
7th June 2016
It’s official – pine marten kits have been born in Wales! The pine marten carries the title of Britain’s second rarest carnivore after the wildcat making these births a very significant moment in the conservation of this native mammal. At least three of the ten female pine martens brought to Wales from Scotland last autumn Read More
1st June 2016
The largest carnivore recovery programme of its kind is well underway with the restoration of healthy and self-sustaining pine marten populations in southern Britain. It has been six months since we completed the first translocations of 20 pine martens to Wales from Scotland. In that time, these pioneering martens have settled in the release area Read More
24th May 2016
The report on our recent national polecat survey has just been published and can be downloaded here. We are very grateful to everyone who submitted records for the survey. Without you, the survey would not have been possible. A summary of the survey report is shown below. Summary A total of 1761 records of polecats Read More
7th April 2016
The VWT’s polecat work has recently hit the headlines. VWT’s Lizzie Croose was interviewed on Winterwatch Unsprung about polecats and other mustelids. The story about the recovery of the polecat was also broadcast on the BBC national news and you can read the accompanying article here.
2nd February 2016
The VWT is delighted to confirm that the Pine Marten Recovery Project has just been awarded a further £90,000 by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, bringing the PTES’s financial support of the project to well over £100,000. This grant will be vitally important in helping us to fund the translocation and radio-tracking stages of Read More
2nd February 2016
We have just published the end of project report for the VWT’s Our Beacon for Bats Project. This report presents the achievements and outcomes of the project, which involved local people in the conservation of lesser horseshoe bats in the Usk Valley in south Wales. Download the report here.
16th December 2015
This month the VWT celebrates 40 years of wildlife conservation. In this issue there are the latest updates from the Pine Marten Recovery Project and exciting news from our bat projects and reserves. It also includes details from our National Polecat Survey and study tours to Poland, Luxembourg and Germany. Download the November E-newsletter.
9th November 2015
The VWT’s Pine Marten Recovery Project is on the BBC’s Autumnwatch. Pine marten project staff Dr Jenny Macpherson and David Bavin talk to Iolo Williams about the project and the progress of the VWT’s translocation of pine martens from Scotland to Wales. Broadcast date: 8pm Tuesday 3 November BBC2. The piece can be watched here.
2nd November 2015
Britain’s first carnivore recovery scheme on a nationwide scale is underway. Native pine martens from Scotland are beginning a new life in Wales, and more are on the way. Leading this project is The Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT), a charity with 30 years’ experience of pine marten research, and today the Trust is delighted to Read More
29th September 2015
