One of Natur am Byth projects, in partnership with Buglife, The Scarce Yellow Sally Project aims to better understand the current status of Isogenus nubecula (Scarce Yellow Sally) in the Welsh River Dee and engage members of the public on the importance of this stonefly.
There are two strands to the project. The first involves the help of Chester Zoo and John Davy Bowker to carry out conservation breeding trials and study the DNA in the water column of the River Dee to help find new populations.
The second strand is to invite people to engage with the project. Local communities are the primary focus, but the aim is to engage national communities as well, including those who may not be engaged with nature in their daily lives. The project welcomes volunteers and offers training to help record and better understand the Scarce Yellow Sally whilst also as running river side events and visiting schools and colleges.
The project’s ultimate goal is to get people interested in and engaged with the insect world.