Wednesday, August 24, 2011

RSPB UK Overseas Territories appeal update

I'm writing to update you on our UK Overseas Territories appeal.

We're delighted to have so far raised £280,000 in donations and had 15,000 pledges from people like you. This means we're getting close to our target of £527,640 to take care of rockhopper penguins and the other species in our UK Overseas Territories for the next few years.

I'm also pleased to tell you that thanks to all this support, we're completing three island restoration projects with our international partners. This is the largest number of islands ever to be cleared of invasive species in one go, and will include a rat eradication programme on the UK's very own Henderson Island.

This is a great step forwards for our work to restore and conserve the precious wildlife living throughout the UK Overseas Territories. You can find out more about this voyage in our update, where you'll also find exclusive images of some of the wildlife of these islands, which you can download for free!

There is still time to donate to this appeal if you can. We realise that this is a difficult time for many people to donate to charity and every donation is greatly appreciated. A donation of £11, or whatever you can afford, will help us continue our fight for these unique and extraordinary islands.

You can also show your support by adding your name to our pledge. We're asking the UK Government to do its bit to protect these beautiful and precious islands.

Thanks to the support of people like you, we're a step closer to protecting these places and saving their unique wildlife.

Best wishes,

Clare Stringer
RSPB International Department


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