Conservation
Counting birds helps reveal earthworm numbers
BTO researchers have demonstrated how soil invertebrates can be detected by the quantity of birds feasting on them.
19/03/2020
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
Grey and Timneh Parrots continue to dwindle in Africa's forests
David Waugh reports on the bleak situation for two of West Africa's most recognisable species.
12/03/2020
Conservation
The cost of conserving a species
David Waugh examines the financial efforts invested in saving Lear's Macaw from extinction, and explains why such analysis is crucial.
28/02/2020
Ornithology
Bycatch driving Greater Scaup decline in Europe
A new paper has concluded that current rates of accidental trapping by the fishing industry are entirely unsustainable.
11/02/2020
Conservation
'Nestbox revolution' for Critically Endangered parakeet
Grey-breasted Parakeet is facing down extinction thanks to targeted conservation efforts. David Waugh reports on what's being done to save...
07/02/2020
Ornithology
Albatrosses expose extent of illegal fishing in Southern Ocean
Initial results from the pioneering Operation Ocean Sentinel show that undeclared fishing is rife in both national and international waters.
04/02/2020
Ornithology
Black-headed Bunting shifting north-west
A study based on the first-ever German breeding record suggests the species is undergoing a range expansion.
24/01/2020
Ornithology
Ten new taxa described from Indonesia
Alex Berryman provides a comprehensive summary of one of the most significant ornithological discoveries of the past century.
16/01/2020
Conservation
Yellow-crested Cockatoo clinging on
David Waugh reports on the monumental efforts being invested in monitoring the rapidly declining species' remnant populations.
12/01/2020
Ornithology
Invasive parakeets and mynas are replacing Israel's native birds
Residents such as House Sparrow are showing alarming declines across the country, and are now being out-competed by introduced species.
03/01/2020
Ornithology
Red-billed Leiothrix on the rise in Europe
A study has analysed burgeoning European populations of this harmful invasive species for the first time.
22/11/2019
Conservation
Yellow-eared Parrot: how conservation united a nation
Twenty years ago, an ambitious project to save a parrot from extinction began in Colombia. Since then, conservationists, politicians,...
19/11/2019
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