Slender-billed Curlew has been declared extinct following a new study that puts to bed any hopes that the shorebird may still exist and marks the first known global bird extinction from mainland ...

Vocal interactions between Tawny Owl and Ural Owl have been recorded in Russia. Owls have generally far-carrying advertising ...

Locals have described the "appalling cruelty" after youngsters were seen using catapults to attack birds in Worcestershire.

A project to increase biodiversity in a 'boring' Somerset woodland has enjoyed a promising start. Work is being under taken ...

Conservation grazing is having a profound impact at a Welsh nature reserve, where the arrival of a herd of cattle has ...

Rodenticides are being found in the livers of most dead Common Buzzards and Red Kites that are being tested, according to a new report.

The breeding population of Corncrake on a small Hebridean island has shown promising signs of increase. A 2024 survey on ...

Scimitar Oryx has been down listed from Extinct in the wild to Endangered by the IUCN following successful reintroduction ...

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A decade ago, on 10 August 2014, the first Hen Harrier Day events took place in Northumberland, Lancashire, Dorset and the Peak District. Those who joined Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and I in ...