News

No curlews to be shot in France this season

The temporary ban on hunting the declining wader has been extended to July 2021.

31/07/2020

A quarter of UK mammals face extirpation

Wildcat, Red Squirrel and Hedgehog are among those at real risk of becoming extinct in Britain.

31/07/2020

Defra to scrap EU greening measures

Farmers in England will no longer have to comply with environmentally friendly requirements.

30/07/2020

HS2 begins clearance work at popular nature reserve

A large part of Calvert Jubilee NR in Buckinghamshire will be lost to the new high-speed railway line.

30/07/2020

Major step towards single global bird taxonomy announced

The International Ornithologists' Union has formed a working group to unify the world's differing avian classifications.

29/07/2020

Artificial intelligence can recognise individual birds

Distinguishing individuals using AI could become a significant aid to avian behaviour research.

28/07/2020

White-tailed Eagle found poisoned on grouse moor

The satellite-tagged bird was discovered dead in the Cairngorms National Park.

27/07/2020

'Human swan' calls for lead shot ban

Sacha Dench, who flew from Russia to the UK by paramotor, has added her voice to the mounting calls.

27/07/2020

Buzzard poisoned with enough toxin 'to kill a child'

The otherwise healthy bird was found dead on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.

26/07/2020

Scottish shearwater completes 11,000 km journey to Argentina

A new BTO ringing report has highlighted some of the remarkable journeys undertaken by birds in 2019.

25/07/2020

France set to shoot 18,000 turtle doves this autumn

The new Minister of Ecological Transition has presented a directive that is of deep concern to conservationists.

24/07/2020

Irish Roseate Terns enjoy productive breeding season

The colony at Rockabill in Co Dublin has had its second-best year on record.