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 At the Westcountry Rivers Trust, we see wildlife and biodiversity conservation as a measure of our success in
ecosystem management, not as a target to orientate our action.
Having said this, we have undertaken a number of direct river
conservation projects aimed at restoring degraded rivers and
fisheries. These projects have included a number of projects,
such as the WaterwaysNet
and Camel Invasive
Weeds projects, that have focused on the mangement of
invasive plants on Westcountry rivers. The
Trust also run a salmon conservation hatchery on the
river Tamar. The Endsleigh Hatchery takes wild salmon from the
river and raises their progeny through the difficult early
stages, to the point at which they are more likely to survive in
the wild and then releases them back into their river. We are
undertaking this active intervention policy only until the
natural habitat is restored to a functional level. Read More about Endsleigh Hatchery. In addition to these conservation projects, WRT have also recently worked in partnership with several private and public sector groups to deliver a number of substantial engineering projects in the form of multi-species fish-passes on Westcountry rivers. The delivery of these projects is testament to the strength gained through real partnerships working to deliver shared objectives.
Trust staff undertaking habitat mangement
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