Press Releases - Jan/Feb 2006 - Item 2

No. 2006/01/02
January 2006

Conservation Challenge for UK Businesses

In January, the 2006 BTO Business Bird Challenge will be launched. This exciting competition offers a chance for British businesses to promote activities to encourage wildlife and benefit the environment.

This biennial competition attracts around 90 sites from across the UK. This year, while certain counties are well represented, there are still many regions with few or no participants, particularly in Scotland and Wales. We need more companies to get involved, in order to demonstrate the level of conservation work taking place around the country.

Many industrial sites are in a unique position to make a positive contribution to the environment, both at restored and working sites. Participants are drawn from a wide range of industries and include sites as diverse as quarries, waste water treatment works, company headquarters and power stations. Awards are given in the categories of Birds, Conservation and Community, which allows us to both recognise conservation achievements, such as habitat creation, and acknowledge companies that work with their local communities, or make efforts to further environmental education. This work often results in impressive numbers of bird species, both using and successfully breeding on business sites.

Helen Kramer (Challenge Organiser for BTO) said:
“Every business has the potential to make a difference to conservation and the UK’s bird life. The Challenge provides a perfect opportunity to work on Biodiversity Action Plans, achieve conservation goals and get involved with local communities.”

Notes for Editors

Early entries for the 2006 Challenge are:

For further information please contact:

Helen Kramer on 01842 750050 or e-mail: during office hours
Or go to www.bto.org/challenge

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