In the latest issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition “Beringia 2005,” were carriers of antibiotics-resistant bacteria. These findings indicate that resistance to antibiotics has spread into nature, which is an alarming prospect for future health care. read more […]
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Climate Change study predicts hazy future for Europes birds
On January 15th, BirdLife International welcomed the publication of ‘ A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds’. This Atlas marks a major advance in understanding the potential impacts of climate change on wildlife. It shows that in the course of the 21st century the changing climatic conditions will force most species to move into new […]
Extinction threat to Scots bird
The Scottish crossbill, the UK’s only endemic bird which is native to the Highlands of Scotland, faces extinction, according to a new report. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns that unless action is taken to halt a rise in global temperatures, the species is under severe threat. read more at bbc
Drastic decline in one of UKs rarest breeding ducks
The UK’s most threatened breeding duck has suffered further drastic declines over the last decade with a 50 percent drop in population according to a new survey read more at wildlifextra
New report shows Europes birds face crisis unless we tackle climate change challenge
A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds – which maps potential changes in distribution of all of the continent’s regularly occurring nesting birds – shows that we need urgent action to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, and redouble our efforts for nature conservation, if we are to avoid calamitous impacts on birds. The atlas shows that for […]
How to use differences in wingbars to tell apart often-confused birds
Every birdwatcher quickly learns to recognize wingbars. Some birds have them (and it’s obvious when they do); other birds don’t. But if you look a little more carefully, you will notice that there are different versions of wingbars, and telling one from the other isn’t as simple as determining presence or absence. read more at […]
Moves to protect rare heath birds
Measures to deter people from visiting protected heathland in Surrey have been brought in to protect birds. Waverley council wants people to visit Farnham Park and not the Thames Basin Heaths, which are north of Farnham. read more at BBC
All in a flap: New evidence of how birds took to flight
Birdss fly over the sea after sunset. Biologists have fought long and sometimes bitterly about how birds evolved — but a new study published on Thursday suggests that their intellectual battle may have been all in vain. read more at Physorg
Local increase in vultures thanks to diclofenac campaign in Nepal
The number of White-rumped Gyps bengalensis and Slender-billed Gyps tenuirostris Vulture nests recorded west of Narayani Chitwan National Park / Buffer Zone Area, Nawalparasi District, Nepal, has doubled in two years, as a result of measures taken to reduce and replace the use of a drug toxic to vultures. read more at Birdlife
Satellite imagery paints picture of New Britain?s disappearing forest birds
Analyses of satellite images have revealed for the first time the extent of deforestation occurring on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, indicating that many more bird species are threatened with extinction than previously feared. An eighth of lowland forest on the island -a stronghold for a number of birds found nowhere else […]