{"id":13783,"date":"2016-03-09T18:18:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=13783"},"modified":"2016-03-09T18:18:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:18:15","slug":"7-environmental-projects-you-can-join-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/7-environmental-projects-you-can-join-in-wales","title":{"rendered":"7 environmental projects you can join in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What better time to become involved in environmental projects around Wales but this coming spring?<\/h2>\n<h3><b>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/urban-buzz\/cardiff\">Urban Buzz<\/a>: bring back pollinators in Cardiff<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13797\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13797\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13797\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Bees are important pollinators but they are not the only ones \u00a9Peter Schauer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13797\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Bees are important pollinators but they are not the only ones \u00a9Peter Schauer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Credit_Peter_Schauer_pollinators_Cardiff_640x360-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Bees are important pollinators but they are not the only ones \u00a9Peter Schauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pollinators play an important role in producing the food we consume everyday but they are facing various threats. Indeed, with the fast increase in urbanization the pollinators are rapidly losing their habitats. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelle Bales, who is in charge of the Urban Buzz (Buglife) project in Cardiff, explains: \u201cUrban Buzz is a UK-based project covering eight\u00a0cities over three years. The project will develop in Cardiff for the first 18 months. Part of the project is to try to increase pollinator habitats in urban environment, which targets the city. We do this through both increasing foraging and nesting sites.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are always looking for volunteers to develop new sites and help them plant pollinator-friendly plants. So, why not give it a go?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pine-marten-recovery-project.org.uk\/\">The Vincent Wildlife Trust<\/a><\/b><b>: recover Pine Martens populations<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13793\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13793\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13793\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach.jpg\" alt=\"Pine marten are key predators in woodland ecosystem \u00a9Ian Leach\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13793\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach.jpg\" alt=\"Pine marten are key predators in woodland ecosystem \u00a9Ian Leach\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Pine_marten_\u00a9_Ian_Leach-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Pine marten are key predators in woodland ecosystem \u00a9Ian Leach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pine martens are playing an important role in healthy woodland ecosystem and can help control pest species such as grey squirrels. But forest clearance and the rise of game shooting in the 19th century triggered the decline of their populations in the UK. Even though the species is currently doing well in Scotland, they\u00a0are unlikely to survive without intervention in England and Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To reverse the trend, The Vincent Wildlife Trust is boosting the mid-Wales populations by trans locating individuals from Scotland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can help the project by<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pine-marten-recovery-project.org.uk\/support-us\/how-you-can-help\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reporting any potential sighting <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of pine martens and encourage others to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/\">People\u2019s Trust for Endangered Species<\/a>: help save dormice<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13792\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13792\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13792\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 John Webley\/PTES\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13792\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 John Webley\/PTES\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/John_Webley_-_Source_ptes.org_Dormice-edited-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> \u00a9 John Webley\/PTES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dormice used to be widespread through the UK but they are now in serious decline and even extinct in some areas. The reasons behind this change are shifts in woodland management, farming practices, loss of hedgerows and the increase of their habitat fragmentation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The People\u2019s Trust for Endangered Species is working on reversing the trend through a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/campaigns\/dormice\/#ndmp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nationwide monitoring scheme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a reintroduction program and specific training for woodland managers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can\u00a0join the campaign by attending events organized by the PTES, take your family for a walk in the woods, record your dormouse sightings, or even manage your woodland to make it more dormice-friendly.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><b>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/otter-project\">Otter project<\/a><\/b><b>: otter conservation with Cardiff University<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13795\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13795\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13795\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni.jpg\" alt=\"Otter are very elusive mammals but they can teach us a lot about the state of aquatic ecosystems \u00a9Victoria Boobyer\/Cardiff University. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13795\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni.jpg\" alt=\"Otter are very elusive mammals but they can teach us a lot about the state of aquatic ecosystems \u00a9Victoria Boobyer\/Cardiff University. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Victoria_Boobyer_Credit_Otter_Cardiff_Uni-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Otter are very elusive mammals but they can teach us a lot about the state of aquatic ecosystems \u00a9Victoria Boobyer\/Cardiff University.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Otters are great indicators of the health of aquatic systems but their elusive nature makes their monitoring difficult. Having declined dramatically in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s, otters were then reintroduced in 1980s and 1990s to help the populations recover. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff University launched the Otter Project in 1992 and has since been studying dead otters to investigate contaminants, disease and population biology across Britain. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can get involved by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/otter-project\/found-an-otter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reporting dead otters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sightings and\u00a0assisting the autopsy\u00a0procedures. Check out the project\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cardiff-University-Otter-Project-151552414896985\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Facebook page <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to know more about what you can do to help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><b>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbmwc.org\/\">Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre<\/a><\/b><b>: identify marine wildlife <\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13790\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13790\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13790\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to go on boat trip and spot dolphins, check out the CBWMC.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13790\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to go on boat trip and spot dolphins, check out the CBWMC.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Cardigan_Bay_dolphins-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> If you want to go on boat trip and spot dolphins, check out the CBWMC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you more into marine wildlife? Well, then Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC) could be the opportunity you were looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The marine centre was established in 1996 and is dedicated to preserving the Cardigan Bay\u2019s marine wildlife through both research and education. Recently fully integrated into the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/welshwildlife.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the centre work in partnership with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbmwc.org\/?page_id=145\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dolphin Survey Boat Trips <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to collect data on bottlenose dolphins, harbour porpoise, Atlantic grey seals and other marine mammals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The centre is always looking for new<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbmwc.org\/volunteer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> volunteers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so if you always dream of spotting seals or photo IDing dolphins why not apply for the position? People from all ages and backgrounds are welcome and a full training is provided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><b>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.org.uk\/news\/beach-cleans\/big-spring-beach-clean-2016\/\">Surfers Against Sewage<\/a><\/b><b>: participate in the Big Spring Beach Clean<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13803\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13803\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13803\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9Surfers Against Sewage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13803\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9Surfers Against Sewage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Big_Spring_Beach_Clean_-_Surfers_Against_Sewage_black-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> \u00a9Surfers Against Sewage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you want to make a difference and help to protect the environment?\u00a0Then the Big Spring Beach Clean is exactly what you need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With storm Imogen recently sweeping through the UK, tonnes of marine litter have been dumped along the coastline. Considering that eight\u00a0million pieces of marine litter ends up in the ocean every day worldwide, cleaning beaches is\u00a0an important task to accomplish. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Surfers Against Sewage <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parley.tv\/#fortheoceans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parley for the Oceans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the biggest single community beach clean effort in Britain. The project is uniting 7,000 grassroots volunteers to clean over 200 locations across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7.\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/midwalesredsquirrels.org\/\"><b>The Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership<\/b><\/a><b>: protect red squirrels<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13794\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13794\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13794\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1.jpg\" alt=\"There are only three populations of red squirrels left in Wales and one of them is located in Mid-Wales \u00a9Mike Snell\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13794\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1.jpg\" alt=\"There are only three populations of red squirrels left in Wales and one of them is located in Mid-Wales \u00a9Mike Snell\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Red-Squirrel-running-credit-to-Mike-Snell-flip1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> There are only three populations of red squirrels left in Wales and one of them is located in Mid-Wales \u00a9Mike Snell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Red squirrels are in serious decline all over the UK due to habitat loss but also due to the introduction of another species of squirrel from America: the grey squirrel. This non-native species threatens the red squirrels by competing for resources but also by transmitting them a lethal squirrel pox virus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership was established in 2002 and aims at expanding and preserving the unique population of red squirrels left in Mid-Wales. The project involves genetic research, habitat management and grey squirrels control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can get involved in the project in various ways such as taking part in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/midwalesredsquirrels.org\/get-involved\/trap-loan-scheme\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trap Loan Scheme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help capture grey squirrels, set up a squirrel feeding station or even volunteer to survey the recovery of red squirrels population. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willing to help protecting the environment but not sure where to start? 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