Automating the Count: Advances in AI-Based Seabird Monitoring
High cliffs, cold winds, and narrow weather windows once defined the limits of seabird science. Now, drones and artificial intelligence are extending our reach — and changing what it means to count a colony.
Peregrine Falcon Downlisting Debate Exposes a Flawed Conservation Cycle
The proposal to downlist the Peregrine Falcon from Appendix I to Appendix II under CITES has prompted a wave of concern among raptor specialists, who warn that the move risks destabilising one of conservation’s most expensive recovery stories. The issue, highlighted in The Parliament Magazine, underscores a broader problem in international wildlife governance: the assumption that population recovery is equivalent to long-term security. The Peregrine Falcon’s comeback is frequently c
Gyorgy Szimuly
A Generation Restored: How Griffon Vultures Thrived Four Decades After Reintroduction
Four decades of monitoring show that Griffon Vultures in the Grands Causses maintain exceptionally high survival, revealing why this reintroduction became one of Europe’s most successful raptor recoveries.
Gyorgy Szimuly
