Yellow-breasted Bunting at risk of extinction
BirdLife International is pushing an action plan to save Yellow-breasted Bunting, after unchecked hunting has pushed it to the verge of extinction in the space of just three decades.
17/10/2017
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Britain's smallest bird finds sanctuary in gardens
The Garden Bird Feeding Survey has revealed that a cold spell in late winter 2016-17 caused an influx of birds to feeders, including...
15/10/2017
Red Admiral thrives despite wet summer
Results from the Big Butterfly Count have revealed that Red Admiral experienced a record summer, despite soggy weather conditions causing...
13/10/2017
WWT proposes new law for environmental accountability
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has put forward a new law to the Government to make it commit making Britain greener and healthier each...
13/10/2017
Rare immigrants arrive ahead of Moth Night 2017
The UK is braced for an influx of rare immigrant moths as warm continental weather encourages them northwards, coinciding with Moth Night...
12/10/2017
Spanish birders set new European Big Day record
Spanish team 'Reservoir Birds' has logged an astonishing new record species tally in a 24-hour bird race.
11/10/2017
RSPB elects new Chairman and presents annual medal
The RSPB has elected a new Chairman and also announced the winner of its 2017 Medal for contributions to bird conservation.
09/10/2017
Young Birder of the Year announced
The national competition to find the most promising young birder in Britain has been won again.
08/10/2017
Self-resetting traps protect highly endangered birds in Mauritius
BirdLife has begun using self-resetting rat traps to preserve the highly endangered Mauritius Olive White-eye endemic to the Indian Ocean...
07/10/2017
New Latin American wetland reserves announced
Two huge new wetland reserves have been created in Mexico and Brazil to protect threatened shorebirds.
06/10/2017
Scottish Government announces it will not support fracking
Holyrood has stated that it will not support the development of unconventional gas extraction in Scotland, with RSPB Scotland welcoming the...
04/10/2017
RSPB farm brings hope of nature-friendly farming
The RSPB’s nature-friendly Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire has announced record numbers of birds and butterflies, suggesting similar farming...
02/10/2017
Are wind farms and biodiversity on a collision course?
A newly published study by the British Trust for Ornithology has shown the potential vulnerability of birds and bats around the world to...
01/10/2017
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