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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The fledging of a brood of Ravens

01 April 1955 Comments Main paper the fledging of a brood of five young Ravens (Corvus corax) on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. T h e island supports only one breeding pair and that year they had nested on the north-facing Guillemots' or Ravens' cliff, choosing a ledge only some 15 to 20 feet f...
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