re-introduction Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Could Dalmatian Pelicans return to England? Investigating the feasibility of a Dalmatian Pelican reintroduction using population viability analysis

By Gayatri Ramakrishnan|2026-03-14T10:50:33+00:0026 Mar 2026|BOU-funded, breeding biology, early-career researcher, re-introduction|

The BOU Summer Placement Scheme provides financial support for undergraduate students to carry out small summer ornithological research projects. Here Gayatri Ramakrishnan provides an account of her time working on Dalmation Pelicans.

Intercontinental collaboration secures a migratory bird population

By The Egyptian Vulture Project Team|2023-12-11T09:06:13+00:0018 Dec 2023|birds of conservation concern, captive-breeding, collaboration, Conservation, gps tags, illegal killing, Migration, monitoring, movement, population recovery, population reinforcement, re-introduction|

The Egyptian Vulture population in Eastern Europe was in freefall - conservationists have now shown that even such globetrotting species can be rescued

Extremely low genetic diversity in the Seychelles Magpie-Robin

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-02-28T12:43:54+00:009 Mar 2023|Conservation, DNA sequencing, endangered, genetic diversity, island birds, population recovery, re-introduction|

New genetic techniques can inform future translocations.

Mitigation or Compensation: Captive-breeding Houbara

By Robert J. Burnside|2021-11-26T14:01:02+00:0014 Mar 2016|captive-bred, captive-breeding, Conservation, geolocator, gps tags, hunting pressure, re-introduction, tracking|

Can captive-breeding support the hunted Asian Houbara?