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We’ve been standing up for wildlife for over 40 years. With the help of scientists, conservationists, landowners, and the general public, we’re working to protect our delicately balanced ecosystem by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink.

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Will you give a dormouse a home this winter?

We need your help to provide and maintain nest boxes for dormice at woodland sites all over Britain.
The sleepy dormouse is one of our most treasured mammals, however habitat loss and fragmentation has resulted in the population declining by 50% since 2000. Our conservation work has meant that many dormice populations are doing well where conditions are just right, but others remain in decline.
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Dormouse report shows drastic decline

Our new State of Britain's Dormice report reveals our native dormouse population has declined by half since 2000, yet at some sites, dormice numbers are increasing. Read the report and find out why some sites might be better than others and the reasons for the decline.
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Latest news from PTES

Studying giant otters in the rainforest wet season: a blog by Dr Adi Barocas

Studying in the rain has its challenges Conducting field research in the tropics is challenging. Working in the Peruvian Amazon during the rainy season, between November and April, is even more so. When I started studying giant otters in the Madre de Dios province a few years ago, I was advised to stick to the …

Fires rage in giant anteater home

Arnaud Desbiez and his team are working in the Pantanal region, Brazil, to protect giant anteaters from habitat degradation and fragmentation as part of the Anteaters & Highways project. Giant anteaters are classified as vulnerable to extinction. Our colleague, Arnaud, wrote to us recently to describe how the recent fires in the Amazon have affected …

Managing woodland for wildlife

Briddlesford, an ancient woodland Every January, we invite a loyal group of enthusiastic volunteers to join us in Briddlesford, our nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, to help us maintain and manage the woodland for wildlife. Briddlesford is both a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area for Conservation. The presence of …

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