INVERTEBRATE SPECIES RECOVERY — FROM BUGLIFE — AND IT WORKS

View this email in your browser Dear John Did you know that today is Earth Day? With a theme of “Our power, our planet”, what better day for Buglife to launch our 2026 Big Give Earth Raise campaign! A week long event where every donation made via our Big Give web page, until midday on Wednesday 29 April, will be doubled thanks to The Garfield Weston Foundation! Double your donation today! Invertebrates: The Backbone of Species Recovery This year our campaign focus is species recovery! The UK is home to over 40,000 terrestrial invertebrate species - vital to a healthy planet and for the free services they provide, many are in trouble and at risk of extinction. We urgently need funding to understand, communicate and take action to save our special invertebrates on the edge of extinction. Our species recovery work raises awareness of the importance of invertebrates, carrying out research to better understand their needs, and restoring habitats to provide safe havens for threatened species. Through our species recovery work, we will take actions to safeguard priority invertebrates that are on the edge of extinction; benefitting other animals and plants too! This programme of work will benefit a number of priority species across the UK from the Bog Hoverfly (Eristalis cryptarum) to the White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) and many species in between! Buglife Changing Chalk Conservation Officer, Alice, about to release a Wart-biter Bush-cricket © Karim Vahed Establishing new populations to help secure species’ future Late last year, as part of the Changing Chalk partnership, which is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Buglife worked with Natural England and Sussex Wildlife Trust to relocate thirty-two Wart-biter Bush-crickets (Decticus verrucivorus) to establish a new population in the South Downs, Sussex. A carefully orchestrated capture and relocation mission was not only made possible by dedicated volunteers who spent countless hours surveying existing populations through the Changing Chalk project, but by the generous support of our donors, Members and funders. Translocation techniques aren’t just hopeful thinking – they work. A similar project ten years ago, which Buglife was involved with, has created a flourishing population of Wart-biters that continues to expand beyond its original release area, proving that these conservation interventions can deliver lasting results. Wart-biter Bush-cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) © Frank Vassen (Flickr, CC BY-2.0) Wart-biter Bush-cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) © Frank Vassen (CC BY-2.0) Can you help us raise awareness and take actions to safeguard priority invertebrates that are on the edge of extinction? Double your donation today! Our supporters are amazing and we would like to "thank you" now, for supporting our work and our appeal in any way you can; whether that's by making a donation, forwarding the email you’ve received on to a friend, even liking or sharing our social media posts. It all helps. Together we can save the small things that run the planet! The Buglife Team Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) © Ed Phillips Facebook icon Instagram icon LinkedIn icon YouTube icon Website icon Buglife Logo Copyright (C) 2026 Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive Member communications electronically following becoming a Member. Thank you. Our mailing address is: Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust Allia Future Business Centre London Road Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 8AN United Kingdom Company No. 04132695 | Registered Charity No. 1092293 | Scottish Charity No.SC040004 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe