What a difference a Cray makes..thanks to all who joined us at YWT Adel Dam nature reserve yesterday! We had a great day surveying the white-clawed crayfish population, chatting to visitors about why this population is important, and showing off some of our claw-tastic river dwellers! 🦞 📷Steph Boore

Did you know? There are around 650 species of crayfish globally, but here in the UK, we only have one species that is native - the white-clawed crayfish! 🌍 📷Judith Greaves

Want to learn more about white-clawed crayfish? Join us at Adel Dam nature reserve on Tuesday 4th August anytime between 10-3pm where we'll be around to talk all things crayfish! 🦞

Interested in what we're up to in protecting the white-clawed crayfish in Yorkshire? 🦞 We're recruiting volunteers to help with our survey efforts! If you are interested in finding out more and to apply, please see the link below! Applications close 19th July @ 9am www.ywt.org.uk/volunteering...

Volunteer Crayfish Surveyor | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Do you want to be involved in helping to protect the white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only native freshwater crayfish? Do you fancy helping us to survey river catchments to help us better understand th...

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What do you really know about Yorkshire’s native white-clawed crayfish? This Invasive Species Week, join the Yorkshire Crayfish Forum for a world-exclusive investigation with a twist… speaking directly to the crayfish themselves (sort of)! Full length film: youtu.be/rTlskbsMULk #INNSWeek 1/2

Ever wondered what the Crayfish Hatchery at Flamingo Land looks like? John joins Kieran for a look around 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T5D...

How to Save a Native Species

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Did you know the white-clawed crayfish has been highlighted as an EDGE species by @zslofficial.bsky.social – find out more about what that means for our native crayfish, their amazing role in our river ecosystems and what you can do to help here ⬇️ www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Crayfish on the EDGE | The Zoological Society of London

Climate change threatens millions of years of crayfish evolutionary history

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Welcome to the Yorkshire Crayfish Forum's bluesky account! We're working to save, protect and enhance endangered white-clawed crayfish in Yorkshire! Follow us to stay updated with what we're up to and for ways that you can get involved. 📸Thomas West