First European bird extinction for 170 years
After nearly 40 years without a confirmed sighting, Common Buttonquail becomes the first bird to be declared extinct in Europe since Great...
14/11/2018
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Another Hen Harrier goes missing
A satellite-tagged Hen Harrier that suddenly disappeared in suspicious circumstances in North Yorkshire is the ninth to go missing in such...
12/11/2018
EU-funded tern project provides huge boost to British population
Almost 3,000 Little Tern chicks have successfully fledged since the start of an EU LIFE scheme five years ago.
11/11/2018
Red tide wreaks havoc on Florida's birds
Toxic algal blooms have killed off record numbers of shorebirds and other wildlife along the coasts of Florida this year.
09/11/2018
Storm petrel breeding success for Shiant Isles
European Storm Petrel has been confirmed as breeding on the Shiant Isles for the first time.
09/11/2018
Injured Brown Fish Owl released back into wild
After a nine-month rehabilitation period, a rare Brown Fish Owl has been released back into the wild in the southern Turkish province of...
08/11/2018
French navy deploys albatrosses to combat illegal fishing
As part of a new scientific study, 250 albatrosses are set to help the French Navy track boats fishing in prohibited waters in the remote...
07/11/2018
Four more Hen Harriers disappear on Scottish grouse moors
RSPB Scotland is appealing for information following the suspicious disappearance of four satellite-tagged Hen Harriers over the past 10...
06/11/2018
Head-started Spoon-billed Sandpipers tracked on migration
Tagging and geolocators are giving conservationists an unprecedented insight into the annual lives of Critically Endangered Spoon-billed...
05/11/2018
Fears for Brazilian Amazon as far-right leader prepares for office
Brazil's president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, plans to merge the environment and agriculture ministries in a move which conservationists fear...
03/11/2018
Irish Roseate Terns bolster Britain's colonies
New research has revealed that, for over 20 years, the growth of the Coquet Island Roseate Tern population has been supported by birds...
02/11/2018
New protected area to benefit Singapore's shorebirds
Wetlands containing some of Singapore's last remaining mangroves have secured protection after years of campaigning by conservationists,...
01/11/2018
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