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16 April 2015var WRInitTime=(new Date()).getTime(); Hedd Thomas is getting into his stride in the run up to the Virgin London Marathon on 26 April 2015. He is representing World Land Trus... -
16 April 2015A rare melanistic Jaguar has been recorded by a trail camera at Merazonia wildlife rescue centre. The centre is near two reserves supported by World Land Trust (WLT):... -
14 April 2015Steve Backshall is closing in on his dream target of raising £50,000 for World Land Trust (WLT). Sponsor Steve Backshall » On 4 April 2015 Steve took part in the... -
09 April 2015Enterprise Plants has donated £2,000 to the Plant a Tree programme of World Land Trust (WLT), following successful sales of Christmas trees in 2014. Enterprise Plants Mana... -
08 April 2015Wildlife rangers funded through the Keepers of the Wild programme of World Land Trust (WLT) have assisted in the release of a Margay near Cerro Candelaria reserve in Ecuador. Th... -
07 April 2015It was a long, hard race and there were dramatic setbacks along the way but Steve Backshall and George Barnicoat stayed focused to the end. Sponsor Steve Backshall » On... -
07 April 2015Humble Bundle is once again raising funds for World Land Trust (WLT) through sales of its latest mobile bundle of video games. The Humble Mobile Bundle 11 is on sale until 7pm i... -
02 April 2015A donation of £2,000 from luxury treehouse designer Blue Forest has pushed Steve Backshall’s fundraising total to more than £42,000. Steve is kayak racing from... -
02 April 2015An auction of shirts signed by wildlife expert Steve Backshall opened on eBay today to raise money for World Land Trust (WLT). The auction is already bu... -
02 April 2015Obdulio Menghi, President of Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina (FBA), has praised the contribution of zoological collections to species conservation. On a recent visit to... -
31 March 2015Steve Backshall’s fundraising campaign for World Land Trust (WLT) is nearing the £40,000 mark thanks to generous match funding and donations from the public. Sponsor... -
27 March 2015Tom Eagle is sous chef at Darsham Nurseries Café, a blogger and award-nominated pickle enthusiast. A committed omnivore, he believes that meat-eating is a privilege:... -
27 March 2015As a regular eater of meat, Meat Free Week seemed a daunting challenge. So when I tentatively agreed to take part I wasn’t sure if I could make it through to the end of the w... -
26 March 2015WLT supporter Kamila Zahno has generously agreed to be the public face of the legacy fundraising campaign of World Land Trust (WLT). To launch the campaign WLT has released a short... -
26 March 2015Staff members of World Land Trust (WLT) are raising funds for the Trust during Meat Free Week (23-29 March 2015). The week got off to a good start with a team supper organised b... -
26 March 2015Maidenhead Aquatics has generously committed £7,500 in match funding for Steve Backshall’s kayak challenge for World Land Trust (WLT). Sponsor Steve Backshall... -
25 March 2015Tom Eagle is sous chef at Darsham Nurseries Café, a blogger and award-nominated pickle enthusiast. A committed omnivore, he believes that meat-eating is a privilege:... -
24 March 2015Darsham Nurseries Café is offering a different meat free dish every day during Meat Free Week to raise funds for World Land Trust (WLT). Chef Lola Demille is backing the... -
24 March 2015Tom Eagle is sous chef at Darsham Nurseries Café, a blogger and award-nominated pickle enthusiast. A committed omnivore, he believes that meat-eating is a privilege:... -
24 March 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is urgently calling for votes to help a conservation project win a grant of £25,000. The project to monitor threatened Andean Condors and restore we... -
23 March 2015During Meat Free Week (23-29 March 2015), World Land Trust (WLT) is urging supporters to find out more about the environmental impact of cheap meat production. WLT is... -
23 March 2015Tom Eagle is sous chef at Darsham Nurseries Café, a blogger and award-nominated pickle enthusiast. A committed omnivore, he believes that meat-eating is a privilege:... -
16 March 2015Voting has started for projects in the alpine category of the online poll organised by European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). The conservation project that has the mo... -
12 March 2015The winners of the World Land Trust (WLT) International Trail Camera Competition, in association with The Times, have now been revealed - but let’s not overlook the... -
12 March 2015World Land Trust (WLT) and Leeds University School of Earth & Environment (SEE) are seeking a doctoral student to research the impact of forest degradation on lowland tropical... -
10 March 2015A trail camera image of a melanistic Maned Wolf has won World Land Trust’s (WLT) People’s Choice award. The picture was recorded by Instituto Biotrópicos and... -
09 March 2015Guyra Paraguay has collected more than 1,000 files from remote cameras in the Chaco-Pantanal thanks to a grant of almost £5,000 from People’s Trust for Endangered Speci... -
06 March 2015Two groups of students from Leeds University are making a ‘jail break’ on 23 March 2015 to raise money for World Land Trust (WLT). The jail break is a sponsored hitc... -
06 March 2015Fundraiser Steven Ware has raised £600 for World Land Trust (WLT) by sporting green hair for a month. Steven dyed his hair forest green for a month to help raise money and... -
06 March 2015Conservationists have applauded the decision of the Bolivian national government to declare the Blue-throated Macaw a national heritage species. “We are delighted because... -
05 March 2015James Abraham is all set for the Paris Half Marathon. He is taking part in the race on Sunday 8 March to raise money for World Land Trust (WLT). Keen to make a contribution to i... -
05 March 2015Children across the country have been raising funds for World Land Trust (WLT). St John’s Church In Hirst Green, Lancashire, St John’s Church has raised £35... -
04 March 2015Rare footage of the elusive Caucasian Lynx has been released by Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), the Armenian conservation partner of World L... -
03 March 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is inviting people to vote online for their favourite trail camera image from among the winners and images shortlisted in the World Land Trust International... -
03 March 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is marking World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2015 with an appeal to the public to save wildlife and threatened habitats before it is too late. Donate to World... -
01 March 2015An image of a Jaguar in Paraguay has scooped the overall prize in the World Land Trust (WLT) International Trail Camera Competition, run in conjunction with The Times. Enterpri... -
27 February 2015World Land Trust (WLT) and long stay airport parking operator Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) are celebrating a 10 year partnership of protecting the world’s most biological... -
27 February 2015Blackpool Zoo has made a donation of £1,000 to support the 2015 fundraising campaign of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) in partnership with Wo... -
26 February 2015Students from Sevenoaks School have saved 10 acres (4 hectares) of threatened habitat thanks to the academic success of its students. For every 100 distinctions earned by sixth... -
26 February 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has raised another £5,000 for Steve Backshall’s match funding, thanks to a generous Council member who wishes to remain anonymous. The donor f... -
23 February 2015A remote camera has captured close-up film footage of a pack of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) following a snowy trail through the Caucasus Mountains. The film was recorded in the Ca... -
19 February 2015A campaign by well known wildlife expert Steve Backshall to raise funds for World Land Trust (WLT) has hit the £20,000 mark thanks to the generosity of donors and a commitmen... -
19 February 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is adding its voice to calls to save the critically endangered pangolin. One of four species of Asian pangolin and of the eight found worldwide, the Sunda... -
18 February 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is backing Meat Free Week, which launches in the UK on 23 March 2015. Meat Free Week focuses public attention on the impact that eating too... -
16 February 2015Humble Bundle celebrated Valentine’s Day 2015 with a new bundle of video games for lovers (of games). World Land Trust (WLT) is one of two charities that are benefiting from... -
16 February 2015Roberto Pedraza of Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG) sent us this report from Mexico’s Sierra Gorda where World Land Trust (WLT) funds land purchase for conservation... -
12 February 2015Public voting for a project to protect the Andean Condor will open on 16 March and run until 31 March 2015. The project stands to win £25,000 (€30,000) if it attracts en... -
11 February 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has launched a Twitter campaign to boost support for Steve Backshall’s fundraising effort. On 3 April 2015 Steve will be embarking on one of the tou... -
11 February 2015A Council member of World Land Trust (WLT) has generously agreed to match donations to Steve Backshall’s fundraising campaign up to £10,000. On 3 April 2015 Steve wi... -
05 February 2015Natural history TV presenter Steve Backshall has released a video message about his endurance challenge to raise funds for World Land Trust (WLT). On the last day of January, in...
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