Discover the frontline of bird conservation—from endangered species recovery and habitat protection to policy interventions and local success stories. This section highlights efforts around the globe to safeguard avian biodiversity, featuring the challenges, breakthroughs, and people shaping the future of bird conservation.
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
Common species are the backbone of ecosystems, yet new research shows they are declining at a scale that reshapes the conservation challenge. If familiar birds disappear, the loss will be both ecological and cultural — and it may already be happening faster than we think.
Gyorgy Szimuly
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
