It’s a tough time for NGOs – here are some ideas for worthy causes to help.
Good to see that the RSPB has the chance to buy a fantastic site on Loch Lomond. It came up once before and I was sorry that it didn’t work out then. And I haven’t noticed much land purchase recently so it’s good to see this one come through. Donate here.
WWT project on world’s rarest duck, maybe the world’s rarest bird, gets a boost from hatching some cute ducklings. This is a great project too and WWT are asking for your support as well.
RSPB asks you to email your MEP (bet you don’t know who they are – do you?) and ask for a wildlife-friendly Comon Agricultural Policy. Sounds dull, but it is important, quick, easy and free so what’s your excuse for not doing it?
FoE are dipping their toes in nature again – they are campaigning about bee declines (and asking for your money) – they should be encouraged to move further into UK wildlife areas.
Buglife would like some money to save the ladybird spider which I wrote about last summer.
Plantlife is following up its great woodland report with an appeal, a very moderate pitched one, for money to imrprove woodland management.
Butterfly Conservation are raising money to save the chequered skipper. I wrote about chequered skipppers a while ago and wish someone had saved them round here!
Join Pond Conservation to help their excellent work. Membership is the best way to help NGOs – it builds their cap[acity and their influence.
The Grasslands Trust has some interesting and novel ways to give them money without it costing you anything – clever!
How about persuading your company to become a corporate member of the Marine Conservation Society? That won’t cost you anything.
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Pond Conservation seems quiet. Is it still active?
Truly, all need not be lost for Chequered Skippers in England. Their reintroduction would need some modest effort, cost and goodwill… but strangely butterfly reintroductions are generally frowned upon, whereas bird reintroductions (Common Crane, Corncrake, White-tailed Eagle, Red Kite, Cirl Bunting etc) are not. A peculiarly different attitude prevails between bird and butterfly conservationists.