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Salmo trutta
Brown trout are found in streams and upper reaches of rivers wherever the water is clean, clear and fast. However, diffuse pollution, land drainage, flood control measures and lack of systematic habitat management have led to a decline in stocks and distribution.
This, combined with ...
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Following its spectacular recovery from no breeding pairs on mainland Scotland in the early 1930s, since the 1980s there has been a broadly stable population of hen harriers in Scotland, fluctuating over time and between regions. In 2004 hen harriers were nationally in favourable conservation sta...
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This work was made possible with the kind support of The G & K L B Boyes Charitable Trust
Key points
Water crowfoot is under threat and salmon populations are declining.
This research consisted of:
A catchment-wide study to identify what habitat characteristics (e.g. plants, flow, depth) ha...
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Tamara Spivey (Scottish Lowlands)
Ellen Knight (Farmland Ecology)
I’ve had a fantastic year working in the Farmland Ecology Unit at the Trust. The placement has allowed me to work on a variety of projects, from spending days walking around farms catching bumblebees to surveying woodlands for woo...
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Help us reverse the decline in wildlife populations for just £6 a month
The latest State of Nature report reveals that 60% of the species studied have declined over recent decades with 10% at risk of extinction. By joining the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust you will be helping to fund the...
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Summary
Effective fox control is an integral part of wildlife management, for conserving wild species of ground nesting birds and game birds. Snaring plays an important role in fox control in some circumstances. If snares are well designed and used strictly according to the Defra Code of Practice...
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Help us to understand what happens to trout at sea
By Dylan Roberts, Head of Fisheries
As a life-long fisherman, I have fond memories of catching my first sea trout as a boy. The sight of a sea trout – or sewin as we know them in Wales – leaping in abundance, was a joy to behold, Our rivers were...
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The GWCT has done no research into the conservation impact of wind farms. The views that follow are based on a review of wind farm research conducted by others, combined with a knowledge of moorland management for wildlife acquired through our own research.
Background
The GWCT’s 2011 report Wader...
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With much going on at the moment on the home front and the policy vacuum during the recent Conservative Party leadership election, GWCT Scotland’s attentions haven’t been regularly drawn to output from Westminster. Last week saw an exception when the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee pu...
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Key points
Rivers are important habitats for lots of species, and beavers are viewed as a natural way to restore rivers to good condition.
This study aimed to understand the impacts of beavers and their dams on brown trout in a stream in Inverness-shire, comparing it with a nearby stream without...
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