Along with warmer weather and longer daylight hours comes the emergence of many species thathave been hunkering down over winter. In order to assess which species of reptile and amphibians are utilising our nature reserves, woodlands and green spaces it is often beneficial to conduct surveys throughout these key habitats in order to ascertain exact …
After an incredibly successful first year we are delighted to be able to share our first annual report. This document highlights our achievements over the past 12 months, reconfirms our mission and sets us targets for the year ahead. We would like to thank everyone who supported us in 2025 and we are looking forward …
The new educational signage at the Sutton Bonington Nature Reserve has been installed! Over the past few months we have been designing and preparing a new informative sign to engage and educate visitors to the nature reserve in Sutton Bonington, Loughborough on the wildlife that can be found here. Showing the local communities what species …
On the 8th March we collaborated with the Sutton Bonington Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Action community group in Sutton Bonington, UK to hold this year’s first tree guard removal event. Throughout 2025 with the help of over 80 volunteers we removed, processed and recycled thousands of degraded tree guards from Diamond Jubilee woodlands. This effort …
Wilder International director, Matyas Liptovszky, attended the EAZA Great Ape Taxon Advisory Group mid-year meeting in the Netherlands this week to discuss great ape health and contribute to a gorilla welfare assessment workshop. These meetings are vital to discuss issues surrounding great ape health in human care to ensure every ape is as healthy as …
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Opticron is a UK-based, family-owned company established in 1970, specialising in high-quality, affordable optical instruments like binoculars, fieldscopes, and monoculars, that are often used for monitoring wildlife observation, birdwatching and general use. Opticron has supported Wilder International by donating several pairs of binoculars to help us monitor and observe UK native wildlife, which will help …
SOS Primates is a non-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain. This extensive multi-disciplinary team is made up of experts in the fields of primatology, animal wellbeing and biodiversity conservation, whose mission is to participate in the protection and conservation of primates whilst raising awareness of their threats in the wild. Registered in 2012 SOS Primates …
Wilder International director Dr Matyas Liptovszky has recently been appointed as a trustee for the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. With this comes an opportunity to help shape the way in which the trust delivers its conservation goals. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity run by local people for the benefit of local wildlife. …
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This week saw specialists in chimpanzee care and protection gather together for the very first chimpanzee workshop of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Hosted by Valencia Bioparc, this group of 50 wildlife health, care and conservation professionals from 12 countries successfully shared essential research and knowledge on topics as critical as illegal trafficking, …
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The World Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare Strategy has been just published. Wilder International founder and director Matyas Liptovszky was one of the lead authors on the Conservation and Animal Welfare chapter, providing a contemporary overview of how these two fields should work together to maximise both animal welfare and conservation impact. As both of …
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