Can hand-rearing blue tits help save the British willow tit? | WWT Conservation Trial

Описание: What do blue tits have to do with Britain's fastest declining resident bird? Join our expert Conservation Breeding team at WWT Slimbridge, as they hand-rear blue tit chicks in a ground breaking trial that could give the British willow tit a lifeline.

The British willow tit has declined by a staggering 94% since 1970 due to the loss of vital wet woodland habitats. But hope is on the horizon. This unique project, a UK-first, uses the blue tit as a 'proxy species' to develop essential skills and techniques for hand-rearing and reintroducing rare passerine birds like the willow tit.

In this behind-the-scenes video you'll:
Discover how our team learnt to be a blue tit parent, incubating, hatching and rearing chicks by hand
Learn why these skills are crucial for saving the willow tit
Witness the soft release of these young birds into WWT Slimbridge reserve
Find out which WWT wetland centres you can find willow tits

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Learn more about WWT's conservation work saving the rare willow tit: https://wwt.org.uk/our-work/projects/...

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