Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds

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Prions Under Attack on Gough Island

MacGillivray’s Prions on Gough Island are facing a high rate of breeding failure because of predation by invasive mice. Conservationists are working to solve this problem and prevent the extinction of native seabirds. By: Jaimie Cleeland MacGillivray’s Prions (Pachyptila macgillivrayi) breed in Prion Cave on Gough Island from November though to April and during this time the […]

Written by Island Conservation on February 20, 2018

Numeniini Bird Family Unexpectedly at Risk

Researchers discover that the Numeniini bird family faces extinction, despite having a very wide distribution. One of the world’s most geographically widespread families of birds is more endangered than researchers previously believed. Distribution is a key factor of a species’ population health. For Numeniini, a family of birds that includes Curlews and Godwits, distribution has not […]

Written by Emily Heber on March 16, 2017