Conservation
The parakeets of Barcelona
Barcelona is famed for Gaudí, brilliant beaches and its world-beating football team, but also supports Europe's most diverse population of...
07/12/2018
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.
Ornithology
Drones deployed to track Critically Endangered Australian parrot
A new study has demonstrated how the use of robotics can become a key tool in the conservation of threatened species.
06/12/2018
Articles
Captive breeding will not save Macqueen's Bustard without hunting regulations
Without limiting the number hunted annually, releases of captive-bred Macqueen's Bustards are counter-productive and post a long-term risk...
29/11/2018
Conservation
The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project
Richard Baines, Turtle Dove Project Officer at North York Moors National Park Authority, introduces a novel project that aims to save one...
16/11/2018
Ornithology
Busy forest trails harbour fewer birds
Forest trails that are used more frequently for human recreation have fewer birds, both in terms of species and number – even when the...
12/11/2018
Ornithology
Surveys reveal worrying Yellow-naped Amazon declines
Populations of an endangered parrot seem to be on the wane across its traditional strongholds in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
10/11/2018
Ornithology
Mountain birds 'are on an escalator to extinction'
A new study has highlighted how global warming is pushing montane species to ever-higher altitudes, with those inhabiting mountaintops at...
01/11/2018
Ornithology
Recently recognised African species already at risk of extinction
A new study has highlighted the threats posed to Willard's Sooty Boubou and other species in Central Africa's Albertine Rift region.
21/09/2018
Ornithology
How to preserve biodiversity among oil palm plantations
Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the negative impacts on tropical bird...
07/08/2018
Ornithology
Illuminated nets greatly reduce seabird bycatch
Illuminating fishing nets with low-cost lights could reduce the terrible impact they have on seabirds and other marine life by more than 85...
22/07/2018
Conservation
Appeal for Europe's only Critically Endangered seabird
Seabird researcher Ollie Padget and his colleagues are urgently raising funds to support their ongoing Balearic Shearwater project. Can you...
16/07/2018
Ornithology
Inbreeding threatens declining US owl
A new study has shown that Northern Spotted Owl populations are potentially at risk from a shallow gene pool.
09/07/2018
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