May

  • New project gives South Downs curlew a much-needed head start

    New project gives South Downs curlew a much-needed head start

    in: GWCT News Blog under: Waders

    The GWCT is assisting with an exciting new project initiated by the Norfolk Estate, Sussex, to establish a breeding curlew population on the South Downs. The project involves a technique called headstarting, whereby eggs are taken from the wild, incubated artificially, and then chicks are reared to fledging age in enclosures before release into the wild.

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