Biodiversity education officer appointed
GUERNSEY’S first biodiversity education officer aims to make the environment and local wildlife integral to the local curriculum.
Julia Henney, pictured right, has been appointed to the role following the States’ decision to adopt the biodiversity strategy more than two years ago.
The strategy aims to increase public awareness and encourage communities and individuals to be involved in the conservation of local biodiversity.
‘Our environment is under real threat,’ Miss Henney said.
‘In the past century we have lost at least 80 species, such as breeding skylarks, small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly and early marsh orchid.
‘Many more are on the brink of being lost, such as puffin, mole-headed cricket and house sparrow.
‘This is due to loss of habitat and changes in how we look after our land, from agricultural fields to our own gardens.’
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