Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds

Ian Lycett reports back from a memorable few days birding at Batumi, Georgia, in September 2024, where tens of thousands of birds of prey filled the skies. Species seen included European Honey Buzzard, Black Kite, Pallid Harrier and Black Stork.

Birds breeding in high-Alpine habitats must select a suitable breeding site and achieve successful reproduction within a restricted time. During four breeding seasons, we monitored nest sites of the N...

Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources,...

The Atlantic herring is one of the world’s most abundant vertebrates and a typical plankton feeder of major ecological importance. This study shows that a piscivorous (fish-eating) ecotype of herring ...

Die Schweizerische Vogelwarte ist eine gemeinnützige Stiftung für Vogelkunde und Vogelschutz, die Grundlagenforschung, angewandte Forschung und praktische Umsetzung unter einem Dach vereint. Mehr als ...

Campaign against criminal Poisoning of European Wildlife (CPEW)