Bird Protection Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Draft obituary for the Masked Finfoot?

By Graham Appleton|2021-03-31T12:48:15+00:005 Apr 2021|Bird Protection, bird-human interactions, endangered, habitat degradation, hunting pressure, persecution, protected areas, wetlands|

A maximum of 300 Masked Finfoots in ten countries

Illegal bird killing persists in eastern Spain

By Jorge Crespo|2021-02-09T09:41:36+00:0015 Feb 2021|Bird Protection, birds of prey, endangered, hunting pressure, illegal killing|

Persecution of protected species is declining, but is still a problem

The rise of the Inca Empire was partly driven by seabird guano

By Jente Ottenburghs|2020-12-15T12:34:51+00:0027 Aug 2020|Bird Protection, colonial birds, Conservation, News, Seabirds|

The Incas implemented the first conservation measures in human history to protect the seabird colonies that provided the guano.

Understanding competition between colonies helps to protect seabirds

By Jente Ottenburghs|2020-12-15T12:39:47+00:0016 Jul 2020|Bird Protection, competition, Seabirds|

High levels of inter-colony competition can lead to segregation of foraging areas.

Bird trade in Japan

By Jente Ottenburghs|2020-12-15T16:58:28+00:0012 Dec 2019|Bird Protection, birds of prey, endangered, News, parrot, trade|

Which species are most popular and where do they come from?

The heat is on for British birds

By Steve Dudley|2020-09-22T13:24:10+00:006 Dec 2017|biodiversity, bird communities, bird movements, Bird Protection, Breeding, Breeding Bird Survey, climate change, distribution, ecology, habitat, Migration, monitoring, Nest Record Scheme, News, phenology, population dynamics, survey, Wetland Bird Survey|

What is the evidence for climate change? How will UK bird communities adapt?

The plight of the Egyptian Vulture . . .

By Steve Dudley|2016-01-25T08:00:01+00:0025 Jan 2016|behaviour, Bird Protection, Breeding, communal, Conservation, Disturbance, endangered, nesting, population dynamics, raptors, roost, Science|

. . . and hopes for the future

What the EU does for birds

By Steve Dudley|2020-09-22T14:29:00+00:0014 Sep 2015|Bird Protection, Conservation, EU, legislation|

The Birds Directive

The European Red List of Birds

By Christina Ieronymidou|2020-10-13T11:30:04+00:003 Jun 2015|Bird Protection, Conservation, Science|

A new basis for European bird conservation

Bycatch in gillnet fisheries: a bird’s eye view

By Rory Crawford|2020-10-13T11:14:09+00:0019 Jan 2015|Bird Protection, Conservation, fisheries, foraging, mortality, Science, Seabirds|

Can we reduce the 400,000 bird deaths caused by gillnets each year?