Species Can Be Saved in Fraser River
The Fraser River Estuary in British Columbia is home to 102 species at risk of extinction - species who are relied upon by many people who live in or near the ecosystem for their livelihoods. A new study brings hope that it's not to late to save them all.
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Conservation Success for Rare UK Bird
Conservationists revealed that an innovative project has increased numbers of black-throated divers from a low of 180 pairs in the late 1980s, when the project first started, to 240 pairs in 2012. The project aimed to recreate ideal breeding habitat for the birds to nest and raise their chicks.
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Rhododendrons: Beautiful but deadly
R. ponticum poses a major problem for conservationists by creating dense thickets and out competing our native shrub and tree species by smothering the understory of our woodlands. It is not a new problem but one we are still persistently trying to deal with.
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Stepping into the Ring – How Training to Ring Birds is a Quality Extra-Curricular Experience
What hadn’t been apparent to me was how much of a difference ringing can make to your abilities as a fieldworker and as a biologist, and what an impressive addition the training (or better yet a full license) can be to a CV or application.
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Mammals Threatened by Climate Change Struggle to Relocate
A new study has found that many European mammals living in habitats that are threatened by climate change are not able to find new areas to live in.
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Saiga Saga
By 2010 there were around 81,000 left, but this year marked the start of the saiga die-offs.
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