Conservation
Dominic Mitchell: one year on
After 12 months of the 'new normal', Dominic Mitchell reflects on some positive aspects of birding closer to home, while remembering the...
28/05/2021
Conservation
Find out all about rising and falling bird populations, habitat destruction, climate change and the vital work being done around the world to protect the environment.
Conservation
Protecting the species-rich forests of south-west Ethiopia
David Waugh reports on how education and conservation are saving Yellow-fronted Parrot and a host of other endemic birds in East Africa.
21/05/2021
Britain & Ireland
How to report rare breeding birds
Dr Mark Eaton, Secretary of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, urges all birders to familiarise themselves with revised guidance on what to do...
27/04/2021
Conservation
Signs of recovery for Yellow-breasted Bunting in Russia
While cautious optimism has been expressed, the continuation of songbird trapping in East Asia shows that there is plenty of work still to...
13/04/2021
Conservation
Bee control results in Lear's Macaw population increase
David Waugh reports on an unusual conservation method being used in Brazil to improve the fortunes of an Endangered species.
05/03/2021
Conservation
Voluntary move away from lead ammunition shows little progress
A year after the announcement of the shift to non-lead alternatives, some 99% of shot Common Pheasants still contain the toxic substance.
25/02/2021
Conservation
You don't need to know nature to love it, study shows
Research involving farmers in the Brazilian Amazon suggested many had a strong connection with wildlife, despite limited background...
23/02/2021
Conservation
Masked Finfoot sliding towards extinction
Researchers have warned that, without protection, one of Asia's most enigmatic and elusive birds could soon be lost forever.
13/02/2021
Conservation
Smart cameras that pause wind turbines reduce eagle deaths
An optical and machine-learning system that prompts 'informed curtailment' cuts wind farm eagle deaths by 82%.
11/02/2021
Conservation
Scaly-sided Merganser nestbox scheme reports latest results
Seventeen active nests of the Endangered sawbill were found in artificial nests in summer 2020.
05/02/2021
Conservation
Non-native gamebirds comprise half of wild avian biomass in Britain
A study has revealed 61.2 million partridges and pheasants were released in 2018.
02/02/2021
Ornithology
Importance of UK waters to Balearic Shearwater revealed
Recently published research concludes that as much as a quarter of the global population may use the seas off south-west Britain.
29/01/2021
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