Organisation: Buglife - Conserving the small things that run the world

Who are we? Buglife -The Invertebrate Conservation Trust is a registered UK charity and the first organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates. Buglife was first registered in December 2000 and its formation was announced with widespread support from the invertebrate and conservation communities at a conference in March 2001. We became firmly operational in February 2002 when the first staff were appointed, and a public launch was held in April 2004.

Aims of the Club: We are actively engaged in saving Britain’s rarest bugs, slugs, snails, bees, wasps, ants, spiders, beetles and many more fascinating little animals. Our aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable populations of invertebrates.

Membership: The best way you can help Buglife is by becoming a friend, as your support will directly contribute to the conservation of the UK’s invertebrates. In return for your support we will ensure that you are kept up to date with the work of Buglife by sending you our regular updates and email newsletter Bug News. In addition on joining you will receive our membership pack which includes - A set of colourful and informative leaflets/posters. A day out with a bug expert. Buglife badge. Information on work that you may be able to get involved in.

Publications: Buglife is continually working to make invertebrates more accessible to the public. We produce leaflets, posters and guidance for a general audience, including a set of eight colourful, illustrative posters/leaflets covering a range of invertebrate species, including grasshoppers, beetles and dragonflies. For more information about the posters please contact us at Buglife or call 01733 201 210.

Conservation: Buglife works hard to conserve the little things that run the world by: * Undertaking practical conservation projects that will contribute to achieving our aim. * Promoting the environmental importance of invertebrates and raising awareness about the challenges to their survival. * Assisting in the development of legislation and policy that will ensure the conservation of invertebrates. * Developing and disseminating knowledge about how to conserve invertebrates. * Encouraging and supporting invertebrate conservation initiatives by other organisations in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Website: The new-look Buglife website is packed with information about what we are doing to conserve the little things that run the world, as well as interesting facts about bugs themselves (did you know that there would be no chocolate without insects?!). We hope that you find the site more engaging and informative than ever before, and we welcome your comments.

Additional Info: At least 65% of all species on the planet are invertebrates. There are more than 32,000 terrestrial and freshwater and 7,000 marine species in the UK alone, and many are critically endangered. Mankind has a responsibility to work within the environmental limits of the planet – otherwise we may be condemning many species including ourselves to extinction.

Edited by Charlie Moores from the Buglife website
With permission from Matt Shardlow, 2007

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