The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to a new survey. The population has dropped by about 50% since the last ...
Numbers of a rare bird have increased for the first time in eight years, according to conservationists In the UK, capercaillie are only found in native pinewoods of upland Scotland A survey this ...
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Conserving species can be a complicated affair. Take this dilemma. After being hunted to near extinction, numbers of a native predator are recovering and eating more of an ...
THE government is being threatened with legal action by the European Commission for failing to do enough to prevent one of Scotland's most famous birds from becoming extinct, according to documents ...
WALKERS have been urged to roam responsibly after a capercaillie was killed by a dog on a Highland estate. The male bird was attacked on the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore, where it was said to ...
It now seems inevitable that accordionist Donald Shaw and singer Karen Matheson would become a couple and create Capercaillie, Scotland's best-known Celtic band. They both grew up and learned their ...
Numbers of an iconic member of the grouse family have fallen below 1,000 in Scotland and could plummet further, a new report warns. Only 542 of the capercaillie, a huge woodland grouse, are estimated ...
A study has shown putting down food near bird eggs to draw away predators increases their chances of survival, leading to hopes the tactic can be used to save the capercaillie from potential ...
The world's mountain biking fraternity has been stopped in its tracks by an insurmountable problem, a solitary bird and its droppings. Plans for a bike centre in the Cairngorms National Park at ...
Skiers are stressing out one of Europe's rarest birds, says a new study. The elusive capercaillie is already a threatened species facing possible extinction for the second time in Britain with only an ...
Big bird: the capercaillie is the largest grouse on the planet but it could soon die out in the UK - for the second time Credit: Photo: RSPB Deep in the Scottish pine forest, when the male ...
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