#durrell wildlife conservation trust

[markscherz]

what's the rarest Creature you've encountered? doesn't have to be a frog but any kind of amphibian or perhaps even a non-amphibian

I saw two Astrochelys yniphora specimens in the wild in 2006, while I was in Madagascar on my first trip with my father and a group of other herp enthusiasts. At the time, there were an estimated 800 specimens in the wild. By 2008, the population had dropped to ca 400 individuals, and as of 2018 the species has been considered functionally extinct in the wild, according to Pedrono & Clausen (2018) and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

I think this is very probably the rarest creature I have seen in the wild. I guess I have seen some animals in zoos that are also extinct in the wild, or close to it, but I think that doesn't really count. I have also collected the only known specimens of quite a number of frog and reptile species, but those species are probably mostly fine in terms of population numbers, just no-one has checked. And I have seen and handled quite a large number of specimens of extinct species at museums, but that's a very different thing, of course.

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Today (6th Sept) is the International Day of Charity, here are 10 (of hundreds) charities and associations that Princess Anne supports.

Save the Children - Princess Anne has been the President of the Charity since 1970 and became Patron in 2017. She has spent a significant amount of time visiting Save the Children’s projects, she has travelled to Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as causes at home in the UK.

Carers Trust - The Carers Trust was formerly known as The Princess Royal Carers Trust. Princess Anne founded the charity in 1991. She found that people caring for others were a scarcely recognised group that needed support. The charity is now known as the Carers Trust.

Riding for the Disabled - Princess Anne joined the RDA as it’s Patron in 1971 and later as their President in 1985. The Riding for the Disabled association provide therapy, fitness and development for children and adults with disabilities through horse riding and carriage driving. They have centres in the UK, New Zealand and Australia.

Farms for City Children - Founded by author Sir Michael Morpurgo and his wife, Farms for City Children provides opportunities for disadvantaged city children to experience and connect with nature, learning where their food comes from, spending time with animals, which comes with many benefits such as self confidence and self worth. Princess Anne has been their Patron since 1991.

Sea Cadet Corps - Princess Anne is the Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, the Navy equivalent Cadet Corps in the UK.

Motor Neurone Disease Association - The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by motor neurone disease. Princess Anne has been their Patron since 1991.

Sense - The National Deafblind Association - Princess Anne has been a Patron of Sense since 1989. Sense support people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities.

The Not Forgotten Association - The Not Forgotten Association provide a programme of social activities, outings, respite and breaks for veterans and wounded serving personnel which improve physical and mental health, address isolation and loneliness, and promote a sense of community and balance. Princess Mary was the original Patron of the charity from 1920 until 1965, The Duchess of Kent took over until 2000 when Princess Anne succeeded as Patron.

The Durrell Conservation Wildlife Trust - Founded by Gerald Durrell in 1963 the trust have a mission to save species from extinction. It’s headquarters are on the island of Jersey. Princess Anne has been Patron of the trust since 1972.

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity - The charity supports sailors, marines and their families for life. Princess Anne has been Patron since 2007.

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This drawing of the Bolivian Mitla, sometimes known as the Fawcett’s Cat-Dog, was done by Jeremy Mallinson during his search to find the animal. The Mitla was reported to be a dog-like cat that was seen in Bolivia by Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett. He described it in his 1953 book Exploration Fawcett. He wrote, "In the forests were various beasts still unfamiliar to zoologists, such as the mitla, which I have seen twice, a black doglike cat about the size of a foxhound."

In 1965, the director of the Jersey Zoo (now the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), Jeremy Mallinson went on an unsuccessful search for the Milta. Mallinson believed the Milta to be a melanistic jaguarundi. Karl Shuker suggested that it could have been a short-eared dog. Roy P Mackal suggested that it could have been a bush dog.

[grandmaster-anne]

The Princess Royal’s horses at Gatcombe: ‘They have to do something useful’

By Kate Green | Published 2 August 2020

HRH The Princess Royal has been involved with horses throughout her life. Kate Green went to Gatcombe Park to speak to her about the steeds which she keeps at her home estate today.

The Princess Royal’s name almost inevitably conjures up images of animals. Her glittering equestrian career — which includes a European championship individual gold medal as well as an Olympic appearance — is world famous, but The Princess pour her energies into many more creatures. Some 30 of her 200-plus charitable patronages relate to animals, and in this week’s Country Life — which The Princess guest edited — you can read about the sheep, pigs, chickens and cattle that she keeps on her estate, Gatcombe Park.

Kate Green’s article also — naturally — includes a section on the horses of Gatcombe, which you can read below.

There has been a new arrival — a little chestnut Thoroughbred colt foal, Reel Fashion, by jumping sire Schiaparelli out of Gatcombe mare Fiddle Faddle.

The new foal by Schiaparelli. Sarah Farnsworth/Country Life Picture Library

The Princess’s equestrian career is forever synonymous with eventing — she won the European title in 1971, a clutch of medals and was a member of the British team at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 — but she also rode winners on the Flat and over jumps as an amateur jockey and her horse-breeding interests centre around the National Hunt world. ‘They have to do something useful,’ she remarks.

Some of the horses at Gatcombe, including a Suffolk punch. Photograph: Sarah Farnsworth / © Country Life Picture Library

There are plenty of event horses around, too: The Princess’s daughter, Zara Tindall, herself a former European champion and a world and Olympic medallist, has hers at nearby Aston Farm and Tom McEwen, who, if things were normal, might reasonably have expected to be at the Tokyo Olympics right now, is the latest in a long line of fine horsemen to make Gatcombe their eventing base.

Princess Anne with some of her horses. Photograph: Sarah Farnsworth / © Country Life Picture Library

Amid a field of bay Thoroughbred fillies, Winnie, the Suffolk mare, cuts an imposing, solid presence. She’s also friendly — and curious, enthusiastically nibbling the windscreen wipers.

‘I bought her grandmother from the Hollesley Bay Colony Stud in Suffolk when they sold up,’ explains The Princess, who is patron of the Suffolk Horse Society, founded in 1877.

Gunner the terrier and the suffolk punch exchange greetings. Photograph: Sarah Farnsworth / © Country Life Picture Library

These striking heavy horses, with their rich chestnut coats and paler, flaxen or silver manes and tails, were bred to work the clay soil of East Anglia, but the difficulty of finding a role for them outside ploughing and timber hauling means that they are classified as ‘critical’ on the RBST watchlist.

One potential outlet is as steady, careful mounts for Riding for the Disabled, another of The Princess’s long-time patronages. ‘Lockdown has been very hard on families with disabled children,’ she points out. ‘The number of parents who say their children’s behaviour has improved thanks to riding is striking.’

Princess Anne with the Suffolk Punch. Photograph: Sarah Farnsworth / © Country Life Picture Library

The Princess’s animal charities

Much of The Princess Royal’s charitable work is concerned with farming, rural life and horse welfare. Here is the list of those charities and organisations:

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Patron

English Rural Housing Association, Patron

Farms for City Children, Patron

Gloucestershire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, Patron

Gloucestershire Old Spots Pig Breeders’ Club, Patron

Harper Adams University, Chancellor

Institute of Meat, Fellow

International Sheep Dog Society, Patron

Moredun Foundation, Patron

National Equine Forum, President

National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, Life Vice President

The National Pony Society, Patron

Racing Welfare, President

Riding for the Disabled Association, President

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Patron

Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, President

Royal Northern Agricultural Society, Patron

Scotch Beef Club, President

Scottish National Fat Stock Club, Patron

Shorthorn Society, Patron

Suffolk Horse Society, Patron

The Horse Trust, Patron

The Oxford Farming Conference, Honorary President

The Pony Club, Patron

The Royal Three Counties Show, Patron

The Whitley Fund for Nature, Patron

Working Clumber Spaniel Society, President

World Horse Welfare, President

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Ok so today while I was off school I learned about the Mountain Chicken. I was infodumping on the groupchat but most of them completely ignored me. So today, if you choose to read on, you will also learn about the Mountain Chicken. To warn you I’m not a great researcher and some articles weren’t dated so some things may be slightly out of date and some of information slightly conflicts with each other but the story is pretty much the same so it doesn’t much matter

Starting off strong, the Mountain Chicken is not a chicken at all, but a frog. It looks like this;

Pretty cool, right?

Have some cool facts:

It’s other names are: the ‘Giant Ditch Frog’ and the ’Dominican White-Lipped Frog’.

The Latin name is ‘Leptodactylus Fallax’

It is native to Dominica and Montserrat in the Caribbean

They are carnivores and like to eat tarantulas, insects, spiders,snakes, land snails and pretty much whatever else they can find.

They can weigh over 900 grams, reach over 20 cm in length and live for up to 16 years.

It is one of the world’s largest frogs

Their name comes from their call sounding chicken-like and their size. And some people also say that they taste a bit like chicken.

It was also Dominica’s national dish

Using a trilling call. the male entices the female to a nesting burrow. They mate and a foam nest is produced where the female lays her eggs.

She lays infertile eggs for the tadpoles to feed on. When tadpoles metamorphise into juvenile frogs they leave the nest.

The males are very territorial and will wrestle to protect their territory

They have very powerful hind legs that enable them to be able to jump over 2 metres

Also check out this guys grinch feet

But the thing is, they are critically endangered.

There was roughly a 90% population decline after an epidemic of Chytridiomcyosis (Chytrid) in Dominica in 2002 and an epidemic in Montserrat in 2009. Batrochochytrium Dendrobatidis (BD) is a fungus that causes Chytridiomcyosis in amphibians. The arrival of BD to Dominica is what caused the population to decline. Bd is one of the most destructive animal epidemics. It is assumed that the international amphibian trade was a key factor in the spread as infected amphibians may have been transported around the world for consumption and laboratory use. BD was discovered in 98 but by then it had already spread. Within 18 months of the first confirmed case the Mountain Chicken Frog population had shrunk by about 85%. The disease attacks the outer layers of the amphibians skin which affects the ability to regulate water and electrolytes. It also seriously affects tadpoles mouthparts. Some of the symptoms are lethargy, redness of the belly and legs, and muscle tremors. Some amphibians are more resistant so act like vectors, transporting the disease. About 40% of amphibians are at risk of extinction.

After the population decline, there would be loads of dead frogs in streams. Forests used to be filled with the sound of their call but the forest have fallen silent from the loss. Before the epidemic, the population was in the tens of thousands. The disease affecte dover 90 other amphibian species and we could lose another 600 species in 20 years.

In 1997 there was a large volcanic eruption on Montserrat that affected lots of wildlife and their habitats. For instance some bats lost their fur and some fruit-eating bats lost their teeth due to the abrasive action of the ash that covered the fruit. Although the ash was rich in minerals and the forest that survived the explosion began to thrive. The silt from the explosion also almost completely killed the coral reefs but 20 years on the reefs have recovered. The pyroclastic flows and ash destroyed many populations and habitats so the species were restricted to a small place in the island’s Centre Hills Reserve.

However things are looking up due to conservation efforts. The Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme was set up; coordinated by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust,in partnership with the government of Montserrat’s Department of Environment. When the disease hit Montserrat in 2009, 50 Mountain Chicken Frogs were rescued so as to establish a captive population. They established a bio-secure safety net population in 3 zoos across Europe. These have been successful so the frogs have bread many have been microchipped and released back into the wild. An antifungal drug, called Itraconzale, was established and it was used to treat amphibians in the wild in periods of risk. Frogs were washed for 5 minutes in a bag containg the antifungal bath; even if it didn’t actually stop them dying, it showed potential in extending the time till extinction so it was still a success. Over 20 frogs were reintroduced from ex situ breeding programs into a fenced-off area. The area was specifically tailored to the frogs needs with artificially heated ponds to escape the disease as Chrytid can’t survive over 30°C but the frogs can. There is also a live food facility where they breed crickets and cockroaches for the frogs to eat. There used to be one in Dominica too but the captive breeding programme was shut down after Hurricane Maria hit. In Dominica in 2008, the island’s population was assumed dead but in 2011 there were reports of the frog’s call being heard at night.The future is looking good for these guys

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this because I certainly did. I got genuinely quite sad while researching. Sorry if it’s a bit all over the place. I’m writing this from my incoherent messages to the group chat that only acted like they cared when I made a fuss about them not caring. Anyway I feel like I should mention that I did all this after watching a six of crows tiktok.

In case anyone can’t be bothered to read this; 

The Mountain Chicken Frog, that resides in Dominica and Montserrat, hit a hard population decline in outbreaks of the fungal disease Chytridiomcyosis. But conservation efforts mean things are looking up for them.

[evoldir]

Fwd: Conference: London.ConservationLivelihoods.Oct12-13

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Conference: London.ConservationLivelihoods.Oct12-13 > Date: 3 August 2023 at 06:29:11 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Dear All, > > Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT) > are thrilled to invite you to present at and/or attend the upcoming > international "Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: A Shared > Future" conference ( > https://ift.tt/u8w1yM7 > ). > > *The Event:* > > The conference is scheduled to take place on the 12th and 13th of October > 2023, at the DLA Piper offices in London. It will provide an ideal platform > for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to converge, > exchange insights, discoveries, and experiences related to biodiversity > conservation, climate change mitigation, and rural development. > > Tickets costs �25, and you can register to attend on Eventbrite here: > https://ift.tt/mZAOyxB > > *Abstract Submission:* > > You are also invited to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words. > Should your abstract be accepted, you will have the opportunity to present > during the conference. The deadline for abstract submission is 14th August > 2023.To submit your abstract, please fill in this form: > https://ift.tt/aeN8rBI > > *Travel Bursaries* > > A limited number of travel bursaries will be made available to those > accepted to present from some areas outside of the UK. More details can be > found here: https://ift.tt/cz0fQWq > > *Communications:* > > We kindly request that you share this call for abstracts with your > colleagues, students, and anyone else who might be interested in > contributing to the knowledge exchange at the "Biodiversity Conservation > and Rural Livelihoods: A Shared Future" conference. > > Should you have any enquiries or require further information, please do not > hesitate to contact the Event Coordinator at stephanie.martin@durrell.org. > > Thank you for your attention, and I eagerly anticipate your submission > and/or registration. > > Warm regards, > > Stephanie > > *Stephanie Martin * > > *(she/her) * > > Conservation Livelihoods Event Coordinator > > Part time > > > > Stephanie.Martin@durrell.org  |  www.durrell.org > > > > *Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust* > > Les Augres Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5BP, Channel Islands > > > > > *Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is a Registered Charity with the > Jersey Charity Commissioner, registered charity number: 1Durrell Wildlife > Conservation Trust - UK is registered in England and Wales. A charitable > company limited by guarantee. Registered charity number 1121989* > > > > Stephanie Martin

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The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment#week #wildlife #pictures #Environment

The lesser night gecko has been reintroduced to Round Island, Mauritius. The gecko used to inhabit the main island of Mauritius but sadly disappeared due to the impacts of invasive species and habitat loss. Around 120 lesser night geckos were moved from the Mauritian islet Gunner’s Quoin to Round Island by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Mauritian Wildlife…

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Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925. A British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter, he founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1959. He wrote approximately forty books, mainly about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals (1956).

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Henry Cavill + animals

(Check out the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, which Henry is an ambassador, here)

[littlefreya]

Henry owns bats????

Doesn’t own them, no, not at home 😅. He adopted a bat at the Durel wildlife conservation zoo. He is the ambassador and helps raise money because he is a sweetheart 🥺

Also, he calls the bat “babe” and I’m jealous

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In India, an adult male pygmy hog is under lockdown because of the first outbreak of African Swine Fever in the country. The pygmy hog is the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig, and there is neither a vaccine nor a cure for the virus.

Photograph: Parag Deka/Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust/AP

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As Patron of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Princess Anne visited the Tortoise Takeover Trail at Gorey Castle and opened the Tortoise Tunnel at Jersey Zoo on 13th July 2023

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Meeting Superman at the Zoo! In the UK

Short and sweet video with a quick look around the Jersey Zoo/ Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. If you’re only interested in Henry, skip to 3:01.

Also, if you’re interested in donating to the park: https://www.americanfriendsofdurrell.org/donate

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Drawing for Durrell

http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/drawing-for-durrell

A few days ago this small idea came to my mind and I decided I’d try it: I’ll draw small animal sketches (or even full illustrated animal drawings)for a donation. How does it work?

for 5-20€ you'll get a small digital animal sketch (Animal and backgroundcolor can be chosen!)

starting at 20€ You'll get a full colored illustration of an animal

with a simple background (Animal and backgroundcolor can be chosen!)

And starting at 50€ You'll get a full colored illustration of one (or 2) animal(s) with a detailed background (Animal and backgroundcolor can be chosen!)

Donate money and tell me which animal I should draw for you. You'll get the drawing per mail as soon as possible.

The goal is 600€

However - if that goal will not be reached the collected amount will still be donated to Durrell.

Thanks for reading!

Let's do something good and change to world to a better place

[grandmaster-anne]

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL

6 October 2022

Grand Master, The Royal Victorian Order, will attend the Annual Evensong and Reception, Savoy Chapel, Savoy Hill, London WC2.

Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), will attend the Blues and Royals Club Annual Dinner at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

7 October 2022

Patron, Minchinhampton Surgery Charitable Trust, will attend a Reception at Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

8 October 2022

Patron, the Wooden Spoon Society, will attend the VetsFest Rugby Tournament at Moseley Rugby Club, Billesley Common, Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, Birmingham, West Midlands.

11 October 2022

Will visit the Lakes Distillery at Cockermouth, Setmurthy, Cumbria.

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit the Blairgowrie Group at Easter Rattray Farm, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross.

Will visit the International Fire and Rescue Association training facility at Strathore Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife.

12 October 2022

Patron, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, will hold a 50th Anniversary of Patronage Reception at St. James's Palace.

Will attend the Annual National Service for Seafarers at St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4.

Court Member, The Fishmongers' Company, will attend the Court Autumn Dinner at Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

13 October 2022

Patron, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, will attend a Reception at Members' Dining Room, House of Commons, London SW1.

Patron, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), will attend the Women in Logistics Annual Conference at Volvo Trucks UK and Ireland, Wedgnock Lane, Warwick, Warwickshire.

Life Vice President, National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, will attend a 90th Anniversary Dinner at the Farmers Club, 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1.

14 October 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will open new North Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Premises at Havard Stables, Dinas Cross, Newport, Dyfed.

Will open Haverfordwest High School at Queensway, Haverfordwest, Dyfed.

Will attend the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships Beach Sprints and open the Coastal Schooner Interpretation Centre at Saundersfoot Harbour Events Deck, Saundersfoot, Dyfed.

17 October 2022

Past Master, the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, will attend a Dinner at Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.

Gatcombe Park: Guardian, Give Them a Sporting Chance, will hold a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park.

Gatcombe Park: Guardian, The Chaffinch Trust, will hold a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park.

18 October 2022

Will attend the Clothiers Company 500th Anniversary of Ordinances Dinner, the Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, Worcestershire.

19 October 2022

Patron, Sense Scotland, will open TouchBase East Dunbartonshire, 59 Springfield Road, Bishopbriggs, Dunbartonshire.

Patron, Columba 1400, will attend a Reception and Dinner at Blair Estate, Dalry, Ayr and Arran.

Patron, Seagull Trust Cruises, will re-commission Canal Passenger Boat, 100 Southbank Road, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire.

20 October 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit Ashmount, Ruddington & Wenlo RDA Groups at Meadow School of Riding, Bowley's Barn Farm, Stanford Lane, Normanton-on-Soar, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire.

Will attend the Seven Seas Club Centenary and Trafalgar Night Dinner at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1.

Will visit Kays Scotland, 9 Barskimming Road, Mauchline, Ayr and Arran.

21 October 2022

Patron, Maritime UK, will launch the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon.

Will visit the Centre for Space Technologies at Cornwall Airport Newquay, St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.

Will visit Communications Facility, Goonhilly Downs, Helston, Cornwall.

1 November 2022

Will visit the restored Junk Yacht Boleh at Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hampshire.

Patron, The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, will open the Gosport Services Community Hub at Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire.

Will visit the restored Junk Yacht Boleh at Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hampshire.

3 November 2022

Will attend a Luncheon at Coutts, 440 Strand, London WC2.

Patron, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, will attend a Conference at Octavia House, 54 Ayres Street, London SE1.

President, British Olympic Association, will attend the TeamGB Dinner in Central London (venue tbc).

4 November 2022

Patron, Moredun Foundation, will attend a Conference at Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian.

5 November 2022

Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, will attend Scotland versus Fiji International Rugby Match at Murrayfield Stadium, the City of Edinburgh.

8 November 2022

Royal Fellow, The Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend a New Fellows' Dinner at Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2.

9 November 2022

Patron, Learning and Work Institute, will attend an 'Art for the People' event at City Lit College, 1 - 10 Keeley Street, London WC2.

Chancellor, Harper Adams University, will attend a 'How do we achieve Net Zero in Farming and Food?' discussion at Rabobank, Thames Court, One Queenhithe, London.

Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St. John Ambulance, will hold a Young Achievers' Reception at St. James's Palace.

10 November 2022

President, World Horse Welfare, will attend the Annual Conference at Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Patron, Wetwheels Foundation, will attend a Reception at Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.

11 November 2022

as President, Royal Yachting Association, will chair the Annual General Meeting, attend awards ceremony and luncheon at One Great George Street, London SW1.

15 November 2022

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit the Maisemore Group to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary at Hartpury College and University, Hartpury, Gloucestershire.

16 November 2022

Patron, St Margaret's Chapel Guild, will attend an Annual Service at St. Margaret's Chapel and subsequently attend the Annual General Meeting, Queen Anne Room, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh.

will attend a Service to mark the nine hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Priory at Dunfermline Abbey, St. Margaret Street, Dunfermline, Fife.

24 November 2022

Chancellor, University College of Osteopathy, will attend the Graduation Ceremony at Bridge Theatre, 3 Potters Fields Park, London, SE1.

will attend a Biennial Reunion Reception of the Association of Royal Yachtsmen at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

25 November 2022

Colonel in Chief, Intelligence Corps, will take the salute at a Passing Out Parade at Chicksands, Bedfordshire.

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My Favorite Charities 2019: Durrell Trust

My Favorite Charities 2019: Durrell Trust

(This year I’m re-running some of my older charity posts for Christmas. Call them my Favorite-Favorites.)

I have a thing in December where, instead of regular posts about my Very Important Life I talk about my favorite charities.  This week it’s the Durrell Trust.

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