New Fair Isle bird observatory plans submitted
It is anticipated that building work may be completed by summer 2021.
03/03/2020
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Wild Justice in bid to halt release of millions of gamebirds
The legal entity is set to take on DEFRA over the release of pheasants and partridges into the British countryside to be shot.
02/03/2020
More than 600 vultures found dead in Guinea-Bissau
The casualty list continues to rise in the mysterious incident, which has been branded a 'conservation disaster'.
02/03/2020
Last Siberian Crane appears in Azerbaijan
'Omid' was found by an intrepid band of birders, who had set out to Western Palearctic's eastern boundary with the hope of finding his...
01/03/2020
Outrage over Cambridge university bird netting
Chris Packham was left furious and the Extinction Rebellion group subsequently cut down a number of the offending nets.
01/03/2020
2019 a mixed year for Peak District raptors
Some species fared well in last year's breeding season, but others continue to be of concern.
29/02/2020
Scottish seabird declines slowing down
Numbers of several familiar species may be stabilising, according to a new Scottish Natural Heritage report.
28/02/2020
Early owl chick taken in by rescue centre
The youngster was deemed unlikely to survive in the wild and will now be reared in captivity.
27/02/2020
Shooting organisations suggest self-imposed lead ammunition ban
The group wants an end to lead and single-use plastics in shooting within five years.
27/02/2020
Spanish government urged to classify Little Bustard as Endangered
The formerly common species continues to decline at an alarming rate across Iberia.
26/02/2020
Coul Links saved from development
Planning permission to build a golf course on the dune system near Embo has been rejected.
25/02/2020
New report finds India's birds are in decline
Researchers have discovered that some 80% of 146 studied species are decreasing.
24/02/2020
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