The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Cymru has been awarded nearly £1m of government funding for a project aimed at halting the decline in curlew in Wales – a bird set to become extinct as a breeding population by 2033 if current trends continue.

The Gwlad y Gylfinir - Land of the Curlew project will be delivered in Powys, mid-Wales, and follows on from the success of the Curlew Connections Wales project, which comes to an end this month.

The £921,700 grant comes from the Nature Networks Fund, which is providing £15m of funding for 28 projects across Wales, all aimed at restoring and improving biodiversity across land and sea.