Europe takes action over burning on SPAs
The European commission now look set to begin a full infraction procedure over what it sees as a direct breach of the EU habitats directive with the UK failing to protect its vulnerable blanket bogs.
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Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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Gun Hunting Driving Primates to Extinction
New research carried out on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea has discovered that, as gun hunting increases, the abundance of the island’s seven monkey species falls
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Eagle Owls in the UK – Native or Not?
The Eagle Owl is never far from the headlines in recent times; welcomed by many, persecuted by some and virulently condemned by others – largely due to their tendency to predate raptor species, including those of conservation concern
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Collapse of Gorilla Subspecies
The decline can be traced back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994, which forced hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), the only country in which the Grauer’s gorilla is found.
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War of Words Rages Between Wildcat Conservationists
The past week found efforts to conserve the critically endangered Scottish Wildcat hampered somewhat by infighting between conservationists boasting different ideologies on how best to deal with feral cats – the single biggest threat to Scotland’s remaining Wildcats.
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Darren Jones – Course Team Leader in Animal Care
You can get experience teaching anywhere, it doesn’t have to be in a classroom or a formal setting
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Petition launched as farmers call for increased control of ravens
This week saw the launch of a new petition, one aiming to have the Common Raven (Corvus corax) added to the general license – a move that would allow landowners to control (by lethal means) ravens in the same manner as other corvid species.
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Tigers Declared Extinct in Cambodia
Vulnerable to the illegal wildlife trade, Tigers have now been declared extinct in Cambodia by WWF. A bold action plan has been launched to reintroduce the big cats back into Cambodia.
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The Mystery of the Recovery of the World’s Most Endangered Turtle
In 2010 the amount of turtles nesting dropped significantly. Since then, the species has still not regained an upward trajectory of recovery, and the reason why remains unclear.
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The Historic Decline of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
This species has declined across the length and breadth of Europe, showing a decrease in population size ranging from 1% to 80% between 1990 and 2000.