Conservation research news

01 February 2004 Comments News and comment The conflict between raptor conservation and the maintenance of high densities of grouse for shooting interests has often led to the suggestion that illegal use of poisoned baits to control predators is more likely to occur on grouse moors than in othe...
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Letters

01 June 1958 Comments Letters S I R S , -- U n d e r the above title (anlea, vol. L, p p . 432-434), R. Hewson has usefully drawn attention to the aerobatics-- familiar in individuals--that are sometimes performed by flocks of Ravens (Corvus corax) and has discussed questions suggeste...
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Letters

01 November 1944 Comments Letters SIRS,--With reference to t h e note under this heading (antea, p. 53), I found a pair of Ravens breeding in a similar situation in mid-Wales during early April, 1929. The Raven's nest was situated in a tree about 30 yards from a rookery of eighteen nests....
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