Experts from WWT,
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Peregrine Fund and the Government of Madagascar have spent years laying the foundations for the birds' introduction.
"I'm particularly proud of this award because it validates the conservation of animals - like Telfair's skinks and pink pigeons - that are not megavertebrates, but provide critically important ecosystem services nonetheless." Officials from the Indianapolis Prize will laud Prof Jones as the winner at a celebratory ceremony on Wednesday with the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust at the London Natural History Museum.
LEE Durrell, a director of the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, on the life of late husband Gerald.
"She has also run highly regarded training course for students in Mauritius (for the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), Cambridge (for the Cambridge Student Conference of Conservation Science), China (for Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden) and Bangladesh (for Rajshahi University)."
Run by the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, this is a sanctuary for some of the most endangered creatures on the planet.
This impressive institutionhas now concluded an agreement on education and training with the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, which runs Jersey's own centre of excellence in animal protection and conservation.
For the study, John Fa of
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Trinity, Jersey, and his colleagues counted skeletons of animals that were found in three excavation sites in Spain and southern France.
The PS1,200 will go to various conservation causes, including
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (Spoonbilled Sandpiper appeal), ZSL's Tiger SOS appeal, The Budongo Forest Project and Wildlife Vets International.
The weather was beautiful on our arrival so we took advantage and drove down to the nearby St Ouen's beach for a picnic and a chance to take in the views and the unspoilt sands before a short drive to
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, via the bustling bay of the island's capital, St Helier.
The pochard breeding programme is part of a joint project to save the bird by
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), the Peregrine Fund, Asity Madagascar and the island's government.
A wild time The
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Trinity is a must-see.