Press Releases - August 2017

A WORRYING decline in numbers of young salmon has been announced by the fisheries team at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), who have been working with Cefas and the Environment Agency ¹.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Cymru has announced that former Welsh rugby union player Sir Gareth Edwards will be the guest speaker at its annual dinner and auction in North Wales this November.

Environment secretary Michael Gove has reiterated the importance game and wildlife conservation plays in preserving our countryside and ensuring that it continues to flourish.

THE Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has been recognised for its groundbreaking work in wildlife management and conservation in Europe after scooping a flagship award.

IT is well known that liming can improve forage production but the wider effects of liming are poorly understood.

A SCHEME that sees farmers come together to nurture wildlife on their farms is being marked with a national conference at London’s Royal Geographic Society.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is again appealing to school pupils across the Perth and Kinross Region to get creative and enter the Trust's annual schools art competition, which is now in its 13th year.

RAIN failed to dampen the spirits of many farming enthusiasts who braved the weather to celebrate the Allerton Project’s 25th anniversary.

The GWCT is delighted that the Scottish Gamekeepers Association’s Ronnie Rose Memorial Trophy for conservation and education has been awarded to David Howarth.

A NEW booklet which explains the science behind grouse shooting and moorland management has been unveiled by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) ahead of the start of the shooting season on the Glorious Twelfth (August 12).