A guest blog from turtle dove hero Tristan Reid about his amazing marathon running efforts, fundraising for Operation Turtle Dove… I have a bit of a track record of biting off more than I can chew, but it is amazing how much I can fit in my gob if I try really hard! Back in […]
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Wildlife heroes go the extra mile for turtle doves
Tomorrow (26th October), two wildlife heroes are going the extra mile – literally – to help support the effort to save one of England’s most threatened birds – the turtle dove. This spring Jonny Rankin, who lives in Bury St Edmunds, walked marathon distances every 24 hours for 13 days. Johnny’s fellow fundraiser, Tristan Reid, […]
Continue reading11 down, 3 to go – 1000 miles in memory of Martha
In a previous post, Operation Turtle Dove supporter Tristan Reid gave us an update on his amazing fund raising marathon attempt to run 1000 miles in memory of Martha, the last ever Passenger Pigeon who died in Cincinnati Zoo on the 1st September 1914. Martha’s story is a warning of what can happen to a […]
Continue readingThe Passenger Pigeon – a lesson we must learn
Exactly 100 years ago today, the North American Passenger Pigeon went extinct. We know the precise time and location of this event – 13:00 in Cincinnati Zoo, USA – and we know the name of that last representative of a species – Martha. What is exceptional is that just 50 years earlier, the Passenger Pigeon […]
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