Major survey reveals threat to Britain’s rarest mammals
A new report from the Mammal Society shows that almost 20 per cent of Britain’s land mammals are at risk of being extirpated from the...
20/06/2018
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Stoat-trapping trial results are in
The results of a trapping trial to remove non-native Stoats from Orkney have been revealed.
18/06/2018
New restrictions on vulture-killing drugs in Pakistan
Drug inspectors have ordered the restriction of toxic veterinary drugs in Sindh province, one of Pakistan's last vulture strongholds.
15/06/2018
Eagles breed in Orkney
A White-tailed Eagle chick has successfully hatched in Orkney for the first time in more than 140 years, RSPB Scotland has announced.
14/06/2018
Gardening trade sparks surge in new moths to UK
Climate change and the horticultural trade have resulted in 30 new species of moth reaching the UK in the last 30 years and, as part of...
14/06/2018
Rehabilitated bittern relocates to Suffolk
A Eurasian Bittern, taken into care and released in Hertfordshire in 2016, has been sighted in Suffolk, RSPB and BTO staff have revealed.
13/06/2018
Hampshire Ornithological Society offers free membership to young birders
The Hampshire Ornithological Society has become the first county bird club in the UK to offer free membership to young birders in full-time...
11/06/2018
New generation of cuckoos tagged by BTO
As part of an ongoing study to find out why Common Cuckoo is declining, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has fitted a further 10...
08/06/2018
Hen Harriers breed in Bowland
Hen Harriers have bred in Lancashire's Forest of Bowland for the first time since 2015, the RSPB has announced.
07/06/2018
Mass poisoning of Wedge-tailed Eagles in Australia
Hundreds of birds, including protected Wedge-tailed Eagles, have been found dead in a suspected poisoning in eastern Victoria, Australia.
07/06/2018
Blackbirds go to school
A determined pair of Blackbirds have made sure they’re in the right catchment area by laying their eggs right next to a school’s door in...
06/06/2018
Bitterns bounce back at Leighton Moss
Eurasian Bittern is breeding at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire, for the first time in a decade, following the introduction of new...
05/06/2018
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