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Dr Louise de Raad has joined the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust as Head of Research Scotland and also Director of the Scottish Research and Demonstration Farm at Auchnerran, near Aboyne on Deeside.
Her work for GWCT in Scotland will include developing and overseeing all research projects...
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Science-based conservation techniques for ground-nesting birds, hen harrier conflict resolution and the latest research into peatland management will be amongst the topics discussed at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Northern England Grouse Seminar on 28 February 2023 in Harrogate.
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An exciting partnership has been launched between Moredun and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to tackle the problem of louping ill, an often fatal tick-borne virus, to which sheep and red grouse are particularly susceptible. Moredun developed an effective vaccine in the 1930’s whi...
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It’s rare to see a good news story about bees. Earlier this year a study modelling bumblebee declines suggested that rates of decline appear to be “consistent with a mass extinction”. Concerns are understandable. In addition to understandable conservation concerns, insect pollination is worth €15...
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Earlier this month, Professor Nick Sotherton was granted one of farming’s highest honours at an awards ceremony in the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Taylor of Holbeach FRAgS in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal.
Professor Sotherton led the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) res...
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There are few more iconic sights than a curlew in flight, but without intervention it could be something future generations will never get to enjoy. Once considered a common species across Britain, the curlew with its distinctive haunting call, is now one of our most rapidly declining breeding b...
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The GWCT Online Wildlife Art Gallery has welcomed a new guest artist, David Cemmick, to join its online exhibition. A selection of David’s paintings and sculpture will be available to purchase from the online exhibition from the beginning of April. At the same time, works from Godfrey’s Collectio...
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