Local STEM charity, Love Tech, are excited to announce the launch of their new Wildlife Challenge in conjunction with Manx Wildlife Trust and UNESCO Biosphere.

This challenge, which is due to take place throughout August and September across eight of our Island’s stunning nature reserves, has been designed to encourage local children to “Sharpen observational skills, brandish binoculars and follow QR codes that will enable them to make specific Biosphere pledges at each site,” says Love Tech. “However, there’s more to the challenge than that! We’re very happy to say that it features a fabulous competition too. We’ll therefore be asking children to create their own pledges and will be selecting our favourite at the end of September. The prizes will range from Manx Wildlife Trust shop vouchers to a hugely generous donation from Manx Telecom of an iPad mini. Love Tech would therefore like to say a huge thank you to Manx Telecom for this support and to Manx Wildlife Trust and UNESCO Biosphere for being such brilliant partners in this, our latest Biosphere adventure.”

Graham Makepeace-Warne, Engagement Manager at MWT said: ‘We’re thrilled to be working with Love Tech and UNESCO Biosphere Isle Of Man to launch a great competition which will encourage young people to explore our Island’s wild places and make pledges to help our wildlife thrive. Technology has become an important tool for ecologists, and we need the next generation to not only value nature but also be experts in how to best utilise technology to support our conservation goals.’

This event has been sponsored by Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC. Find all the sites and the competition details here -www.mwt.im/love-tech-wildlife-challenge