Scottish Wildlife Trust
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|formation = 1964
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|type = Wildlife Trust
|headquarters = Harbourside House, Leith, Edinburgh
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|language = English
|leader_title = Chair
|leader_name = Kenny Taylor
|leader_title2 = Chief Executive
|leader_name2 = Jo Pike
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|website = [http://www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/ Scottish Wildlife Trust website]
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust ({{langx|gd|Urras Fiadh-bheatha na h-Alba}}) is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland.
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Description
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has well over 46,000 members.{{cite web|url=https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/| title=Who We Are|publisher=SWT| accessdate=7 December 2012}} The Scottish Wildlife Trust acquired its first wildlife reserve in 1966 and now has more than 120 reserves throughout Scotland with visitor centres at Loch of the Lowes (Perth and Kinross), Montrose Basin (Angus), and the Falls of Clyde (South Lanarkshire). As well as providing homes for wildlife these sites are valuable places for people to interact with and enjoy wildlife. The trust also seek to influence and challenge legislation for the benefit of wildlife.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust was involved in a trial reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver to Scotland. Begun in 2009, the trial ran at Knapdale until 2014.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7021983.stm| title=Scheme to boost beaver population| date=1 October 2007| publisher=BBC News| accessdate=26 May 2009}}{{cite web| url=http://www.scottishbeavers.org.uk/| title=Scottish Beaver Trial| publisher=Scottish Beaver Trial| accessdate=2 December 2011}} The beaver was given native species status in 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/24/beavers-native-protected-species-status-reintroduction-scotland |title=Beavers given native species status after reintroduction to Scotland |first=Severin |last=Carrell |work=The Guardian |date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=26 November 2016}}
Another of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's major projects is the protection of the red squirrel in Scotland. With project partners, the Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels project aims to stop the advance of the grey squirrel into the North and North East of Scotland, as well as protecting pockets of red squirrel habitat in South Scotland and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs{{cite web| url=http://www.scottishsquirrels.org.uk/| title=Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels| publisher=Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels| accessdate=2 December 2011}}
The trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts operating in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies.
Selected reserves
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
- {{Scottish charity|SC005792}}
{{The Wildlife Trusts}}
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Category:Charities based in Scotland
Category:Nature conservation in Scotland
Category:Political advocacy groups in Scotland
Category:Scottish coast and countryside
Category:Wildlife Trusts of the United Kingdom
Category:1964 establishments in Scotland
Category:Organizations established in 1964
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