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Manx National Heritage Unveils Free Wildlife Week, April-May

4/26/2026

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Manx Heritage Launches Week

Manx National Heritage launched Manx Wildlife Week on 25 April 2026 with over 25 free events.
Curator Laura McCoy said the week grew from an online wildlife atlas to honor data-collecting groups.
A bee-trail drop-in is offered at Douglas’s Green Centre (10:00-16:00) and a macro-photography walk at Ballaugh Curragh (09:30-12:30).
The program ends on 4 May 2026 with a Seawatch for whales and dolphins at Sound (11:00-13:00) and a tern-identification session at Ayres Discovery Centre.

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Manx Tourism Boosts

Nature-based tourism linked to the wildlife week generated millions of pounds for the Isle of Man’s economy.
Data gathered during the week will shape the island’s environmental policy for the next year.
Kenya’s wildlife sector earns about KES 150 billion annually, a benchmark used to liken the Manx program to Kenya’s “Zuru” campaign and to show a global shift toward citizen-science monitoring of endangered species.

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Manx Heritage Launches Week

Manx National Heritage launched Manx Wildlife Week on 25 April 2026 with over 25 free events.
Curator Laura McCoy said the week grew from an online wildlife atlas to honor data-collecting groups.
A bee-trail drop-in is offered at Douglas’s Green Centre (10:00-16:00) and a macro-photography walk at Ballaugh Curragh (09:30-12:30).
The program ends on 4 May 2026 with a Seawatch for whales and dolphins at Sound (11:00-13:00) and a tern-identification session at Ayres Discovery Centre.

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