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Description of the downy chicks of the Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus
Author: Wetherhill, A.S., Dickson A. Matthew, D.A., Mayowa, E.S. & Izang, M.S.
Published: 2025
The Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus is fairly common across its wide distribution in west and central Africa, south of the Sahel zone, but until this study, its downy chicks had been described only briefly.
22.04.25
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Framework for assessing species vulnerability whilst on migration to a spatially explicit anthropogenic pressure
Author: Green, R.M.W., Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K., Franks, S.E. & Green, J.A.
Published: 2025
Migration is a critical component of animal lifecycles, and human development globally is increasingly interfering with animal migration routes. There is not a generally accepted approach to assess impacts of development on migratory species. This study showcases a framework to enable impacts to be assessed comparatively. It uses UK ducks, geese and swans as a case study to illustrate the variation between species.
17.04.25
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Post-fledging movements in an elusive raptor, the Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis: scale of dispersal, foraging range and habitat interactions in lowland England
Author: Henderson, I., Barton, M., Field, A., Husbands, R., Jones, G., Armour-Chelu, N. & Conway, G.J
Published: 2025
GPS tracking of young Goshawks in lowland England reveals the movements and habitat use of this species, how these characteristics differ between the sexes, and how they change over the birds’ early lives.
14.03.25
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The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition
Author: Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T.
Published: 2025
A full voluntary transition from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition by 2025 only resulted in a slight, non-significant downward trend in the proportion of Pheasants killed using lead shot over the five-year transition period.
06.03.25
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The Białowieża Forest as an example of the resilience of long-term studies in a changing world
Author: Broughton, R.K., Cholewa, M., Czeszczewik, D., Fuller, R.J., Jaroszewicz, B., Kuijper, D.P.J., Maziarz, M., Mikusiński, G. & Neubauer, G.
Published: 2025
Long-term studies offer valuable ecological insights but are vulnerable to change. Environmental, social and geopolitical changes bring risks and opportunities. Poland's Białowieża Forest has seen decades of changes and provides lessons of research resilience. Collaborative teams and leadership dispersed between institutes disperses the risk, and adaptability in exploiting opportunities aids the continuity of long-term studies.
01.03.25
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