Airports around the world are waging a war on birds, writes Rose Bridger. It's meant to prevent aircraft bird strikes. But in fact, fatal (for people) collisions are rare - and even killing thousands of birds does little to reduce the number of strikes. Best fly less, and keep airports away from birds!
… Airports' global bird slaughter - 100,000s gassed, shot, … | 18th August 2014 News Transport Aviation Birds Natural World Hunting birds-in-flight-cut.jpg Airports around the …
A decade and a half after conservationists wrung from the European Parliament a commitment to end the trade, the EU remains the largest importer of parrots in the world.
… 2009 News Parrots EU Animal Trading Wild Birds Animal Rights Species Extinction Animal … Language defines humans, and people find birds that say words extremely appealing. … is the African Grey. The ability of these birds to master vocabulary is legendary. …
Ben Whitford reveals why numerous birds fall dead and injured from the skies over urban areas each year, and asks what can be done to prevent this ongoing avian tragedy.
… Bird Strike: deaths caused by collisions with … News shutterstock_92477257.jpg A migrating bird killed due to a collision with a building. Ben Whitford reveals why numerous birds fall dead and injured from the skies …
From buying a nest box to keeping Mr Bigglesworth under control; there are plenty of ways in which you can help the UK’s bird population
… Help save Britain’s birds The Ecologist | 25th February 2011 Ethical Living Birds Gardening Conservation Natural World … plenty of ways in which you can help the UK’s bird population Birds, and songbirds in …
A study published today in Nature shows a strong correlation between concentrations of a popular neonicotinoid pesticide in water, and bird declines, writes Helen Thompson. Regulators are under pressure to tighten up, but the industry still claims there's 'no substantiated evidence'.
… just the bees! 'Neonic' pesticides linked to bird declines Helen Thompson | 17th July 2014 … News Ecology Toxics Farming Natural World Birds barn-swallow-chicks-cut.jpg A study … popular neonicotinoid pesticide in water, and bird declines, writes Helen Thompson. …
This is the first day of the pheasant shooting season, writes Toni Shephard. But put bucolic ideas of happy birds running around in the wild woods out of your mind. Most of the birds coming under shotgun fire today have only just been released from overcrowded factory farms. Even in death they have no dignity: most are not even eaten, but end up dumped in makeshift pits.
… | 1st October 2015 Activism Hunting UK Birds Farming still2-cut.jpg This is the first … Toni Shephard. But put bucolic ideas of happy birds running around in the wild woods out of your mind. Most of the birds coming under shotgun fire today have …
Report warns many rare breeding birds are at a high risk of extinction in the UK, based on projections of how climate will become less suitable for these species. Climate change will provide opportunities for some species while others will be more vulnerable, according to the latest research. Migratory birds are arriving in the UK earlier each Spring and leaving later each Autumn. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports.
… Rare and wonderful UK birds facing extinction because of climate … | 5th December 2017 News Climate Change RSPB Birds Declining Wildlife 1072642_preview.jpeg … Report warns many rare breeding birds are at a high risk of extinction in the …
Canadian scientist Dr Pierre Mineau talks about the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in this millennium'
… get rid of the pesticides that are killing birds Laura Sevier | 17th December 2009 … Comment Natural World Wildlife Pesticides Birds DDT Organophosphorus PAN Silent Spring … talks about the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in …
Researchers find 75 million birds are kept in Indonesian homes, risking extinction for some species.
… Indonesian songbird crisis Brendan Montague | 2nd October 2019 News Songbird Animal Welfare Wildlife International … Researchers find 75 million birds are kept in Indonesian homes, risking …
Avian flu has jumped into wild seabirds and is spreading fast.
… Avian flu outbreak killing wild birds Andrew Suggitt | 1st August 2022 | News … Avian flu has jumped into wild seabirds and is spreading fast. Avian flu has re-emerged as a major driver of bird deaths across the UK after a series of …
Two new international agreements will help to save migratory birds from hunting, trapping and poisoning, and to protect their long-distance flyways. A key objective is to phase out lead shot within three years, and eliminate the toxic drug diclofenac.
… New protection for migratory birds and their 'flyways' The Ecologist | 14th November 2014 News Birds Toxics Hunting Africa Europe … agreements will help to save migratory birds from hunting, trapping and poisoning, …
Horrified at the giga-scale death of birds caused by collisions with trendy expanses of plate glass in modern buildings, James Fischer calls on architects to bring an end to the needless slaughter - and "save a billion birds"!
… Glass buildings kill birds - architects must act! James Fischer | 1st December 2013 Activism Birds Architecture Design Glass Natural World … Horrified at the giga-scale death of birds caused by collisions with trendy …
The once popular countryside pursuit of 'game' bird shooting is falling out of favour with people in Wales, according to a new survey. The poll - commissioned by League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid - shows the majority of respondents were against the sport after learning of the poor conditions in which the animals were bred. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… people in Wales oppose the shooting of ‘game’ birds Catherine Harte | 26th April 2018 News … once popular countryside pursuit of 'game' bird shooting is falling out of favour with … opposed to shooting and killing ‘game’ birds for ‘sport’, according to a new survey. …
Defra's new £500,000 report on pheasant and partridge breeding is biased towards commercial shooting interests from start to finish, writes Toni Shephard. It purports to study the welfare of captive birds reared in restrictive cages, but fails to compare their lot to that of free-range birds - the only adequate baseline.
… - the short and miserable life of game birds Toni Shephard | 9th September 2015 … It purports to study the welfare of captive birds reared in restrictive cages, but fails … to compare their lot to that of free-range birds - the only adequate baseline. Defra, …
Shocking events have taken place in Malta as hunters - angered by a temporary closure of the bird-shooting season - attacked bird watchers, writes Steve Micklewright. But with a Maltese politician taking on the role of Environment Commissioner, the real battle lies ahead: the survival of the Birds Directive.
… We must defend the Birds Directive against Malta's hunting lobby Steve Micklewright Birdlife Malta | 2nd October 2014 Comment Birds EU Regulation Natural World Hunting …
A major US wind energy company is fined $1 million in the country's first-ever settlement over bird deaths caused by wind turbines, after 149 protected birds were killed.
… Wind turbine bird deaths - company pays $1m fine Eco-Watch … in the country's first-ever settlement over bird deaths caused by wind turbines, after 149 protected birds were killed. For the first time, a wind …
The Beast of the East has dumped snow all across Britain just as we should be looking ahead to Spring. The RSPB has today warned that birds will struggle to cope with the plummeting temperatures and urges people to give them a helping hand by providing food and shelter. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… RSPB warns birds are at serious risk from freezing … to Spring. The RSPB has today warned that birds will struggle to cope with the … asking people to think about their garden birds by topping up garden feeders, putting …
The RSPB's annual Birdcrime report details the shocking levels of crime against birds of prey in the UK with many being deliberately and illegally killed. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports on what might be a bleak future for the UK's birds of prey.
… Birds of prey in Britain still being shot, … Montague | 1st November 2017 News RSPB Birds Birds Of Prey Raptor Poison Crime 405634.jpg …
The illegal trapping of birds on Cyprus is taking place on an industrial scale, writes Jamie Wyver, and the biggest hotspot is on a British army base where over 800,000 birds were killed last year. It's time for the British and Cyprus governments to confront the criminals, clear the acacia bushes in which the birds are trapped, and close the illegal restaurants serving them as 'delicacies'.
… to crack down on Mediterranean's biggest songbird massacre Jamie Wyver | 16th March 2017 Comment Birds Hunting Cyprus Food cyprus-robin-cut.jpg The illegal trapping of birds on Cyprus is taking place on an …
Evolutionary biologist Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues have published 90 studies that prove beyond all doubt the deleterious genetic and developmental effects on wildlife of exposure to radiation from both the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, writes Linda Pentz Gunter. But all that peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the 'official' perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.
… Blind mice and bird brains: the silent spring of Chernobyl … Far from flourishing around Chernobyl, birds and animals are fading What Mousseau … medical effects of such long-term exposures. Birds and rodents had a high frequency of …