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GPS-tagging research highlights the extreme fox predation pressure facing wading birds breeding in the Avon Valley

Video: Watch PhD Student Elli Rivers Discuss Her Vital Curlew Research

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New research methods will help us overcome soil deficit: Our letter to the Farmers Guardian

SAMARCH: GWCT to lead on major new research into declining salmon and sea trout populations in the Channel area

Wild salmon are in crisis, but there is hope!

More than 250 people from across the northern hemisphere gathered in London recently to call for urgent action to conserve, protect and restore the world’s wild salmon. Speakers from across the world delivered fascinating and insightful talks on a wide range of issues affecting both wild Atlanti...

Highlight the benefits of your shoot with a Shoot Biodiversity Assessment

By Alex Keeble, Game & Wildlife Advisor The GWCT has demonstrated through many years of research that good game management can lead to significant benefits to wildlife. Woodlands managed for pheasants tend to support more songbirds and butterflies than non-shooting woods; this is because game...

Collaboration is key to stop the extinction of wild Atlantic salmon

Experts believe we can stop wild salmon from going extinct in our rivers – but we need to act now and we need to work together on a catchment scale. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and others have been monitoring wild Atlantic salmon numbers on the River Frome in Dorset for more...

#KeepItClean: Hinkley Point C and the Acoustic Fish Deterrent

Summary: The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset faces environmental scrutiny as EDF Energy contests the installation of an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD), a measure designed to protect local fish populations. A coalition has presented a scientifically backed report affirming the neces...

Avian influenza risk levels increased as first case confirmed in poultry in England

All bird keepers are being urged to take action to protect their birds and remain vigilant and report signs of disease following an increase in risk levels and the first confirmed case in poultry this winter. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 has been confirmed in commercial poultry a...