Grouse shooting in Scotland has an alarming death toll – and not just for game birds

The welfare of wild animals is severely compromised to sustain grouse shooting in Scotland.

Clair Linzey, Research Fellow in Animal Ethics, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 • ~8 min

How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets – and what this means for urban pest control

Lockdown wasn’t good news for London’s peregrine falcons.

Ed Drewitt, PhD student studying the diet of urban peregrines, University of Bristol • conversation
March 10, 2023 • ~7 min

Why prey animals often see threats where there are none – and how it costs them

False alarms are common in prey animals, but what causes them and how can they be avoided?

Mike Webster, Lecturer, School of Biology, University of St Andrews • conversation
March 2, 2023 • ~7 min

Peril ahead for red kite chicks born during times of drought

New research traces the effect of drought on red kite chicks born during particularly dry years.

Esther Kettel, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~6 min

Red kite chicks born during droughts are scarred for life – study exposes hidden threat of climate change to wildlife conservation

New research traces the effect of drought on red kite chicks born during particularly dry years.

Esther Kettel, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~6 min

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