Andean Condors poisoned in Colombia
After last week’s large-scale poisoning of Andean Condors in Argentina was found to have been caused by Carbofuran, Vulture Conservation...
12/02/2018
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Hand-reared godwits found in Portugal
Two of the first ever British wading birds to be released into the wild under a new conservation technique have been spotted alive and well...
11/02/2018
Night Parrot photographed in daylight
Bush Heritage Australia has revealed that a juvenile Night Parrot has been seen and photographed in western Queensland.
09/02/2018
Irish Corncrake decline continues
BirdWatch Ireland has expressed concern at recently published figures on the status of Corncrake in the country.
09/02/2018
Industrial-scale hunting in Tunisia 'is currently legal'
A recent Facebook post by the Lebanese Hunting Club used horrifying images to advertise hunting trips in Tunisia. But the carnage they...
08/02/2018
Lammergeier fails to make the grade
The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) has announced that it has placed Bearded Vulture in Category E of its British...
06/02/2018
BirdLife hails 'ecotourism revolution in Madagascar'
A new BirdLife initiative to expand birding tourism in the little-known Mahavavy-Kinkony region of western Madagascar is expected to hugely...
05/02/2018
Andean Condors found poisoned in Argentina
Vulture deaths through poisoning aren’t just a problem in Africa and Eurasia – in January, 34 Andean Condors were found dead in the...
03/02/2018
National Nest Box Week 2018 announced
Valentine's Day 2018 will see the start of the 21st annual National Nest Box Week, in which people across Britain are encouraged to put up...
31/01/2018
Amur Falcons celebrated after slaughter stopped
Five years ago, hundreds of thousands of migrating Amur Falcons were being slaughtered annually in north-east India, but today the birds...
30/01/2018
Data on Maltese bird trapping kept under wraps
BirdLife Malta has been refused access to legally available data about more than 8,000 sites where bird trapping is authorised every year.
30/01/2018
Coal mining poses new threat to Aquatic Warbler
Potential coal mining in a Polish national park will put Aquatic Warblers and other wetland species at risk.
29/01/2018
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