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Wildlife
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- - We protect wildlife in Britain and around the world by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink of extinction. We do this through ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Wild places
- Close
- - Some habitats contain such a richness of life that we need to protect them at all odds. We are working to preserve ancient woodlands, orchards and wood pastures and parklands, as well as the countless species they support.
What we do
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- - Everything we do is based on scientific evidence. We gather this through surveys, which you can take part in, and by awarding research grants to the most inspiring scientists worldwide. This evidence guides our conservation efforts and is shared through our events and publications.
Who we are
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- - People’s Trust for Endangered Species was set up in 1977 to save our wildlife. We are governed by a board of volunteer trustees and our team of staff are passionate about protecting endangered species and places.
Success stories
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- - We strive to bring our most threatened species in the UK and around the world back from the brink of extinction. Our successes come from ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Get involved
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- - There are so many ways you can help save endangered species. Fancy taking part in a survey, joining us on a wildlife event or becoming a regular supporter?
Shop
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- - Support our work in our shop with a range of charity gifts, home-ware, cards and more. 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK an overseas.
Donate
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- - There is nothing natural about the alarming rate at which we are losing animals and their homes. It is absolutely avoidable. We can stop the loss of our wildlife – but we need your support. You can act now by choosing to give to our cause. Thank you.

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Help save the nation's hedgehogs

Hedgehogs face widespread habitat loss. Four years ago they were reclassified as being ‘Vulnerable to extinction’ in the UK. Can you help them with a donation today?

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Hedgehogs face widespread habitat loss. Four years ago they were reclassified as being ‘Vulnerable to extinction’ in the UK. Can you help them with a donation today?

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We’re training volunteers to survey water vole sites, improve water vole habitats and help the water voles that still live in our waterways.

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We fund the very best conservation organisations, scientific researchers and wildlife experts out in the field through our various grants programmes. Take a look at the wildlife you're helping to save.

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Help us bring wildcats back from the brink with the UK’s first wildcat ‘breed to release’ programme.

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Help dormice return to the wild

Dormouse populations have been declining for the past century, as their woodland homes have slowly disappeared. Our dormouse releases are putting them back into the wild.

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Dormouse populations have been declining for the past century but our dormouse releases are putting them back into the wild.

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Dormouse populations have been declining for the past century, as the woodland homes have slowly disappeared. Our dormouse releases are putting them back into the wild.

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Our wildlife is disappearing

Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural or inevitable about this. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. That’s why People’s Trust for Endangered Species exists.

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Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part.

Our wildlife is disappearing

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Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There’s nothing natural or inevitable about this. It can be stopped. And everyone can play a part. That’s why People’s Trust for Endangered Species exists.

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Who we are

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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Funded by our generous supporters, our grant programmes support the very best scientific researchers and wildlife experts out in the field. The evidence they unearth guides worldwide conservation. Browse the map below to discover the amazing wildlife we’re saving from extinction.

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Help save our hedgehogs

Help save our hedgehogs

Hedgehogs face widespread habitat loss, and four years ago they were reclassified as being ‘Vulnerable to extinction’ in the UK.

Hedgehog numbers are a reflection of the quality of our wider environment. When they start to disappear, we should all be concerned. Please can you help hedgehogs with a gift? Your support will make a difference in the lives of hedgehogs and help protect our wildlife for years to come.

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Look after your hedgerows

Farmers and land managers across the UK can record the condition of their hedgerows via PTES’ Healthy Hedgerows survey, which is now available as part of Land App and Land App Mobile thanks to new collaboration.

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We've awarded more than £9,000,000 to research and conservation projects around the world. Read about some of our success stories.

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Bridging the knowledge gap: the valuable contributions of conservation volunteers in monitoring dormice

Bridging the knowledge gap Hazel dormice have long been the focus of conservation efforts in Britain. In the 1990s Pat Morris and Paul Bright studied them, laying the foundation for the understanding of their ecology and behaviour. Over the years, the scope of research has expanded, not just through academic studies, but also through the …

My day with the Nottinghamshire Dormouse Group

Lily is a member of the Nottingham Wildlife Trust Keeping it Wild youth team. Having done a diploma at Brackenhurst, Lily has been accepted at Bangor University to study ecology and conservation. In May, 2024, The Nottingham Dormouse Group invited Lily on one of their sessions and this was her experience. Nestled away in the …

Goldie locks: working to save golden langurs and hoolock gibbons

A deadly conflict In the middle of the vast Brahmaputra River in Assam, just off the sprawling city of Guwahati, there’s a tiny, wooded island little more than 100 metres from one end to the other. Called Umananda, it’s chiefly renowned locally for the temple which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and was …

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