This Microscope Monday 🔬 for your #FreshwaterPearlMussel pleasure... we present some recently excysted juveniles.

The juveniles, from the #RiverIrt, #WestCumbria, will now be reared at the Ark (for 3 years min.) before being translocated back to their native river to reinforce the wild population.

For your Microscope Monday pleasure 🔬 we are delving into the delightful realm of diatoms!

If you are fascinated by #FreshwaterAlgae, check out 'Freshwater Algae: Their microscopic world explored' in the FBA shop.
👁️👁️ And get your algae-loving eyeballs on a copy today!
www.fba.org.uk/shop/p/fresh...

Hello freshwater friends... Today we are celebrating #FreshwaterPearlMussel Monday with an update from the FBA Ark!

Here at the FBA Ark tagging juvenile freshwater pearl mussels is an important activity as part of our species recovery programme.

Find out more 👇
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/ta...

For #FreshwaterPearlMussel Monday... we are excited to share with you a magical moment filmed at the FBA Ark.

The film shows glochidial release from a female mussel from the River Clun, a priority river population for the FBA's species recovery programme.

More info:
www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...