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‘Best practice’ training on predator control from the GWCT

New research reveals badgers are major predators of red-listed waders

New research suggests badgers are one of the main threats to the survival of red-listed ground-nesting birds including lapwing and curlew, and that the risk of nests being predated increased during cold or dry weather when their staple diet of earthworms is less accessible. One study, a comprehen...

New AI system is transforming curlew monitoring

Conservation work to detect and protect curlew and other ground-nesting birds in Wales has been given a helping hand by new AI monitoring technology used by researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation trust and Liverpool John Moores University. In order to better recognise curlew and th...

Saving elusive Curlew nests and chicks with the help of drones and farmers in Wales

  Researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales have developed a new and highly advanced drone technique that is revolutionising practical curlew conservation by allowing them to locate the nests of this elusive wader and work with farmers to protect the chicks from bei...