Rescue Ratty
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's Reserve
Manager, Ian Jelley, and his friend Darren Howland, rowed the
entire length of the River Nene from its source in
Northampton to the sea, raising over £500 for the nationally
threatened water vole. Ian explained why they were undertaking the
challenge, "Warwickshire Wildlife Trust are working with
partnership organisations to try and enhance the habitat in
the last few remaining colonies of water voles in the
area. Water voles are now one of the UK's most
threatened mammals having suffered severe declines in recent
decades as a result of predation by the non native North
American Mink and habitat loss and fragmentation. The money
raised will go towards supporting this vital work, and will
hopefully ensure the prevention of extinction of this charismatic
species."