Reducing predation is crucial for Curlew recovery. Learning how nest survival and predator identity varies between areas is important for getting interventions right. The images show a stoat predating a Curlew nest monitored this season by BTO for the CST project

Exciting news for Scottish Cranes!

For the first time, a colour-ringed Crane from England has been seen in Scotland. Not only that, but she seems to have paired up with a Scottish bird!

Sherry was born in Somerset to parents who were released as part of the Great Crane Project.…

Stobohope is a 1000 ha valley in the Peeblesshire hills, lying in a National Scenic Area. Rich in wildlife including black grouse and golden eagle. Scottish Forestry have awarded a £2m grant for 500 ha (5 km2) sitka spruce here without asking for an EIA. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-stobo-h…

Check this out - an excellent #WorkingforWaders blog from David summarising the many issues facing waders in Scotland today. Scottish Gamekeepers Curlew Action

Tipping Points: is it time for new approach to wader conservation? “We need to communicate honestly and openly about the scale of the challenges and what the realistic endpoints might be” - Guest blog by David Jarrett workingforwaders.com/blog/2024/3/22…

Another good blog on the challenges & nuanced debate required around protecting in particular ground nesting birds. We need to put aside our differences if we are going to solve this dilemma. I would like to see private & NGO working together to agreed priorities in an area.

At the recent Curlew Action conference there was much consensus about the importance of communicating openly about predation, so here's a blog post discussing Badgers and ground-nesting birds:
davidjarrett.info/post/the-badge…

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The spring-fed peat bogs between Codroipo & Palmanova (Udine) are a jewel in the biodiversity crown of Regione FVG but threatened by invasive scrub, esp. Alder Buckthorn. This weekend, (as in 2022 & 2023), with no wind & dry conditions, the Region's Biodiversity Service, 1/x

I feel so conflicted as a grassland ecologist abt the latest Crowther antics; namely, this piece about his supposed 'remorse' over his trillion trees paper. On the one hand: great, you're combating your own misinfo. On the other: maybe retract the paper instead of doing PR?

Post from the summer in North Karelia, Finland
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A thought-provoking, thoughtful thread on an immensely difficult and emotional subject - predator control for conservation.