Nothing much tops birding in autumn. The days are crisp and cool. There are more birds in autumn than at any other time of year. Sparrows predominate but there are a host of other species…

The Taraba State Forest is fast disappearing. Much of this loss is down to unsustainable levels of logging. The Forestry Department (under the Taraba State Ministry of Environment and Solid Mineral Resources) is responsible for…

Last week, BirdLife attended the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London, an event set up to unite global leaders and galvanise efforts to combat this devastating practice. Because the illegal wildlife trade is big business…

With ambitious goals of bringing back lost species and restoring natural landscapes on a large scale, rewilding offers a narrative of hope to nature lovers – a ‘Recoverable Earth’. Restoration projects across Europe are increasingly…

It sounds like a horror story. But for birds on Gough Island, the nightmare is real. Invasive mice, with no natural predators, have evolved to grow fifty percent larger than the average house mouse and…

Born in the village of Keyfoun near the foothills of Mount Lebanon, Assad Serhal grew up surrounded by nature and hunters, and he would get lost hunting in the wilderness with his father. However, as…

Way back in 1979, when people had only just stopped wearing flared trousers and BirdLife was still called the ICBP (The International Council for Bird Preservation), we launched a bold new idea – one whose…

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