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
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
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
Conservation
Newly described species is already extinct in the wild
Asian Pied Starling has been found to comprise three species – but the Javan population has vanished from the wild due to illegal trapping.
18/01/2021
Ornithology
Introduced bees impact on Red-tailed Amazon breeding success
A worrying trend has been noticed while studying one of south-east Brazil's scarcest parrots.
14/01/2021
Ornithology
Eurasian Eagle-Owls resort to eating crickets
A study in Bulgaria has shown that a decline in small birds and mammals has led to the owl adapting its diet.
08/01/2021
Conservation
Rockabill: the remarkable conservation success story
A new film follows two wardens who spend the summer alone on a tiny lighthouse island to protect one of Europe's rarest seabirds. Writer...
01/01/2021
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