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Bird sellers help endangered mynah make a comeback in Bali

Conservationists are working to bring the critically endangered Bali mynah back from the brink of extinction with help from unlikely allies: bird breeders and sellers in Indonesia. By working with the very group that contributed to the prized birds ...

03 Jun 2022 at 10:40

Turtle dove numbers plummet 98% to just 2,100 pairs, national survey shows

Just 2,100 pairs of turtle doves now breed in the UK, the first national survey of the highly threatened bird shows. Numbers of the turtle dove – long considered a symbol of love – have fallen 98% since the 1970s, mainly due to loss of habitat in ...

20 Jun 2022 at 13:36

Red kite chicks head for Spain as UK returns favour for reintroduction scheme

A project to bring red kites back to UK skies is now sending chicks to help conservation efforts in Spain, which supplied birds for the highly successful reintroduction scheme. Conservationists say the red kite reintroduction is the UK’s most ...

24 Jun 2022 at 16:05

Bird conservationist prepares to march through London wearing only paint

A conservationist is preparing to march through London wearing nothing but paint to resemble a bird as part of a campaign to support declining species in the UK. Hannah Bourne-Taylor, 36, will launch a petition on Saturday asking to make ...

05 Nov 2022 at 11:13

Return of white storks ’emblem’ for nature recovery, conservationists say

White storks are “an emblem for nature recovery”, according to conservationists bringing the long-vanished breeding bird back to the UK. The birds could once be seen in Britain’s skies and building their huge nests on roofs and ...

07 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Arctic tern numbers down nearly a third at key breeding site, experts warn

Numbers of Arctic terns nesting at a key breeding site have dropped by nearly a third this year, as experts warn climate change and disease are hitting the rare birds. Some of the UK’s rarest seabirds, including Arctic terns ...

03 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Farmland birds in severe decline and sharp drop in seabird numbers, figures show

Conservationists have warned that British birds are being “pushed past their limits” as official figures showed ongoing declines in species in all habitats. Data from the Environment Department (Defra) shows severe declines ...

23 Sept 2025 at 17:35

Lowest numbers of starlings on record in long-running citizen birdwatch scheme

The lowest number of starlings on record have been spotted in the RSPB’s long-running Big Garden Birdwatch citizen science scheme, the charity said. The charismatic garden bird dropped from third to fourth place for the ...

11 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Swift garden at Hampton Court show highlights at-risk ‘symbol of summer skies’

A display highlighting dramatic declines of swifts and how households can help the “symbol of summer skies” will feature at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) which ...

30 May 2025 at 00:01

Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers

A pair of Britain’s rarest breeding birds have successfully reared chicks at a secret location protected by conservationists and the farmer whose land they nested on. The Montagu’s harrier has not successfully bred ...

30 Jul 2025 at 13:35

Sir David Attenborough names golden eagle chick hatched in Scotland

Sir David Attenborough has named the first eaglet to fledge the nest of a golden eagle that was brought to Scotland as part of a conservation project. Sir David, 99, named the baby eagle Princeling, meaning young ...

19 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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