Birds
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The European Parliament votes in favor of the ban on lead ammunition
The European Parliament has decided to ban the use of lead ammunition in wetlands across the EU. 362 MPs voted…
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Green 10 Open Letter to EU Commission: Supporting Biodiversity Ambitions under the Facility for Restoration and Resilience
Brussels, December 2, 2020 To: Ambassador Clauss, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the EU,EU Commission President…
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The paper clip-sized tracker shows the intrepid journey of Britain’s smallest seabird
Mark Bolton, Principal Conservation Scientist at RSPB (BirdLife in the UK), explains how a paperclip-sized satellite tag gave us important…
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Press release – Over 130 scientists in the EU: Stop funding overfishing
Brussels – December 1st To the press – for immediate publication Scientists sign an open letter denouncing the EU’s ambitions…
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The government is pushing ahead with efforts to open an Arctic haven for oil and gas leasing
Amid a global public health crisis and extremely low oil prices, the lame Duck Trump administration plans to file a…
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New milestone: Guyana receives its first important bird and biodiversity area
In western Guyana Next to the border with Brazil and Venezuala is a large, semi-arid meadow known as the Rupununi…
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Avian genome research covers almost all bird families
Scientists are well on their way to capturing a full genetic portrait of the diversity of the world’s birds. In…
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Blue tits are missing in our gardens after the spring heatwave
The lockdown has allowed many people to reconnect with nature, but evidence from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden…
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How Balkan Botanists saved an endangered oak tree and planted thousands more
The saying “Mighty oaks grow from tiny acorns” is often used in reference to the ambition of Henry Ford, whose…
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Rescued sawtooth owl released from wildlife rehab facility
The story of the Northern Saw-whet Owl, trapped in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, happily ended Tuesday night when the…
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