RSPB Northern Ireland has welcomed an updated Marine Protected Area strategy but warned that designation alone will not halt seabird declines without firm management and enforcement.
Plans by Mexican authorities to reduce the size of protected waters for the world's rarest marine mammal have drawn criticism from conservationists, who warn that shrinking gillnet bans in the Upper ...
A new bird atlas for Britain and Ireland has been announced by five conservation organisations. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), BirdWatch Ireland, the RSPB, Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC ...
Brazil has at least nine new species waiting to be formally described, while seven species on its checklist are feared to be extinct. However, we shouldn't give up hope as three missing species have ...
The breeding population of Little Swift in southern Spain appears to be increasing, with counts at a coastal site in Andalusia suggesting more than 250 birds are present there.
A comprehensive camera-trap survey across the Annamite Mountains in 2025 has captured an astonishing array of rare mammals and birds, underlining the rich biodiversity of one of South-East Asia's most ...
A stocked fishing and shooting lake 6 miles north of Bury St Edmunds. The northeasterly end of the waterbody (Livermere Lake, TL882715) is mud-fringed, open and productive for waders, gulls, ducks, ...
The desire of various wildlife charities to appoint a royal patron leaves Mark Avery slightly bemused given the various scandals over the years.
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Wings Across the Atlantic by Colin Rees and Mark Avery (self-published, 2025). Pbk, £13.99. Available at www.lulu.com.
More than 700,000 migratory songbirds were illegally killed in Cyprus last autumn, according to a new survey that highlights stark contrasts in enforcement and a growing link with organised crime.
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