Hen harrier found dead while two others disappear in suspicious circumstances RSPB Scotland is appealing for information following the discovery of the body of a hen harrier found to have been shot and the sudden disappearances of two young satellite tagged hen harriers. A member of the public found the dead female bird on a…
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RSPB press release – Mice attacking adult albatrosses
House mice seen attacking adult albatrosses for the first time Introduced house mice on the UK Overseas Territory of Gough Island in the South Atlantic have been seen attacking adult albatrosses for the first time Without action, the Tristan albatross is likely to become extinct Plans are underway to save this and other species. The…
Press release – Nature of Scotland Awards
Celebrating the champions of Scottish Nature Last night the winners of the Nature of Scotland Awards 2019 were announced by Gordon Buchanan. RSPB Scotland and co-sponsor Scottish Natural Heritage were proud to celebrate some of the people and projects from across the country that are doing their best to save nature, at the eighth annual Nature of Scotland Awards. The awards presentation was held at the Sheraton…
NEWS: Another Hen Harrier ‘disappears, this one is called Ada – from the RSPB
The RSPB say: Today, Northumbria Police and the RSPB have issued an appeal for information following the sudden disappearance of yet another satellite tagged hen harrier, a female bird known as Ada. Ada hatched on a nest on the Scottish borders this summer (2019). She was fitted with a lightweight satellite tag as part of the…
Let me get this off my chest please…
It’s a small thing, and once I’ve told you about it, I will move on. Probably. I keep hearing people saying that 41% of UK species have declined in abundance since 1970. And they have (probably, at least of the species we know about)! No (major) quibbles there. But is this bad? If the world…
PEA Award winners
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The PEA (People. Event. Achievement) awards event where I had yummy vegetarian food has now posted the winners of the various categories. The World Land Trust table had a very good evening. There was quite a lot of focus on plastic use – reducing it of course. Things really have changed a lot in the…
Guest Blog – ‘Glimmers of Hope’ revisited by the BTO’s David Noble
David Noble: I am the Principal Ecologist for Monitoring at the BTO and have been producing and reporting on annual updates of the Wild Bird Indicators for what feels like forever. My twitter name is @AparaNoble The recent publication of the government’s annual update of the Wild Bird Indicators has led to a difference in opinion…
Press release – National Trust to release Beavers in England
National Trust announces first beaver reintroductions The National Trust has announced plans to release Eurasian beavers at two sites in the south of England next spring to help with flood management and to improve biodiversity. The beaver reintroductions will be the first made by the conservation charity, linking to its ambitions to create priority habitats…
Press release – Back from the Brink
Effort to save endangered species voted best heritage project at National Lottery Awards The rare-species conservation project was voted the best heritage project by members of the public at the National Lottery 25th Birthday celebration In just three years, the project has brought together experts and almost 3,000 volunteers providing more than twenty-years-worth of volunteer…
Craig Bennett for Wildlife Trusts
It was announced today that Craig Bennett from FoE will take over from Steph Hilborne at the Wildlife Trust’s Head Office in Newark. Congratulations to him! But it’s a challenging role. It’s not as though you are in any way ‘in charge’ of all the individual county and country Wildlife Trusts (47 of them, is…