Three decades of action for migratory waterbirds – AEWA’s landmark role in turning science into cross-continental conservation
For 30 years, the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement has helped safeguard migratory species across continents—through rigorous science, international policy, and hands-on recovery efforts.
Gyorgy Szimuly
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Harriers in the Crosshairs: The Uneasy Fate of the UK’s Hen Harriers
Despite decades of legal protection, the Hen Harrier remains one of the UK’s most persistently persecuted birds of prey—its recovery entangled in a complex web of land use conflict, illegal killing, and stalled conservation policy.
The Ornithologist
