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Following news of an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (H2N2) in Kent on a small commercial poultry premises, a second case of avian influenza in a commercial poultry unit has been confirmed. Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed at a premises near Frodsham in Cheshire on...
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The Uplands team are pleased to deliver some new research from the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project. Please see below the abstracts from three of our published papers, the full list of all LMDP publications can be found here.
Ludwig, S., Roos, S., Rollie, C. & Baines, D. (2020). Long-term ...
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By James Swyer, GWCT Head of Membership & Marketing
A recent report published by The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, Killing to Kill, focuses on the morality and ethics of predation management on Scottish grouse moors. The report was commissioned by the League Against Cruel Sp...
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(Red) grouse eat it, sleep it in, breed amongst it and die in it. They are arguably the only bird (sub) species in the UK who depend on it, so it’s just as well the UK has so much of it.
When studying heather moorland, you quickly realise that it’s not all the same. The variation in heather moor...
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Written by Matt Goodall, GWCT Head of Education and Advisor Wales
Those who control carrion crow, magpie and jackdaw in Wales, for conservation or to prevent serious agricultural damage, need to be aware of the changes being implemented in the new general licences (GL001 found here...
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Those watching BBC Breakfast News yesterday would have rightly been excited to see a report on the bog restoration project undertaken by Forestry England in Northumberland’s Border Mires. For many viewers, the segment’s provocative title - Why cutting down trees can be good for the climate – migh...
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