Peter Minting leaves Ayrshire Rivers Trust

After over four years with Ayrshire Rivers Trust biologist Pete Minting has taken up the offer of a PhD at the University of Sussex and will be leaving the Trust at the beginning of October. He will be studying the effects of a recently introduced tropical disease on the UK's rarest amphibian, the natterjack toad.

On behalf of the Trust, Chairman Peter Kennedy  noted the great contribution Pete had made to the Trust "His diligence,  independent thinking and technical ability has helped the Trust to develop greatly. Pete was involved in all aspects of the Trust's activities but had particular responsiblity for the expansion of the highly regarded "Salmon in the classroom" educational project, research into the genetics of local salmon populations and surveying and conservation work with the endangered Ayrshire freshwater pearl mussel population. We wish Pete great success in the future and we look forward to meeting "Dr" Minting in due course."