News
Votes close for Welsh marine protection today
We are closing the voting for our recommended marine protected sites in Wales today. Vote now! >>More
MCS calls for ban on Chinese lanterns
MCS is urging UK authorities to follow Spain's lead and ban the sale of environmentally damaging sky lanterns >>More
Tiny loggerhead washes up in Cornwall
A small dead loggerhead turtle is the first Cornish turtle record of 2012 >> More
Rare turtles found on South Wales beach
Glamorgan beach is final resting place for critically endangered marine turtles more at home in Gulf of Mexico >>More
Washed up turtles
Rare turtles found on UK wintry beaches, MCS urges beach walkers to look out for turtles over the festive period >> More
Thank you Maldives Scuba Tours!
Thank you Maldives Scuba Tours for using our Christmas E-card and donating their usual spend to help save our seas. >> More
MCS calms fears of St Mawes sailors
MCS has met with Cornish sailors to discuss Falmouth port development and impact on maerl beds >>More
Tracking Turtles in the TCI
Track sea turtles in the Turks and Caicos Islands, as featured on BBC Midlands Today. Click here for details >> More
Autumn statement rides rough shod over conservation
MCS angry as Chancellor says
Alarming new CSO figures
New information reveals the full extent of the problem of discharges of raw sewage to the environment. >>More
Protecting wildlife...
Saving our disappearing wildlife
Our oceans support an estimated ten million species, only three percent of which have been identified. But our rich ocean wildlife is being depleted, disappearing before we have even had the chance to learn about it. We are losing biodiversity at a rate never witnessed before, at huge cost to ourselves, and leaving a degraded environment that leaves wildlife vulnerable in the face of change.
If our oceans are to cope with what the future will throw at them, we need to act now. We need to halt the loss of biodiversity and take care of the fabric of life in our seas. We are all connected to the sea in ways we may not realise, and the health of our seas is key to a rich and productive future.
MCS wildlife protection in action
We are working to protect our precious seas and wildlife, and there are lots of ways for you to get involved. We are campaigning for marine protected areas in the UK, studying the amazing wildlife in our seas, and working on frontline conservation projects involving local people in the stewardship of their marine resources, both in the UK and abroad, with our coral reef projects.
We believe that people like you are the key. We would love you to join us.
