Conservation Action

A view from the waves – how we’re working with retailers to make seafood safer for seabirds

2023-04-06T06:00:00Z

The Ocean episode of Wild Isles will immerse us in the marine environment of the British Isles and showcase some of the wildlife that calls our waters home, including some amazing seabird species. The RSPB hosts the BirdLife International Marine Prog...(read more)

A view from the mudflats

2023-04-04T10:30:00Z

If you’ve seen the latest episode of Wild Isles you’ll have witnessed some of the amazing wildlife that our wetlands support. Today we’re venturing out into the wonderful wetlands of the British Isles to hear from Julianne Evans, He...(read more)

A view from the fields

2023-03-28T09:00:00Z

The latest Wild Isles episode demonstrated the rich nature and amazing species that grassland habitats can support. Many of the species that we now associate with farmland would have been historically found in natural or semi-natural grasslands. Many...(read more)

A view from the treetops

2023-03-20T14:00:00Z

If you’ve seen the latest episode of Wild Isles then you’ll have witnessed just how remarkable our woodlands and their wildlife can be. In today’s blog, Gareth Fisher, Ecologist and woodland expert at the RSPB provides an insight in...(read more)

Looking to the skies – the UK’s importance on a bird superhighway

2023-03-10T09:00:00Z

In the British Isles, we are in the privileged position of sitting on a bird superhighway – a flyway – that supports a rich diversity of migratory bird traffic. Swallows and Swifts arrive for the summer. Whooper Swans and Knot join us for...(read more)

International Women’s Day – celebrating women in conservation in the UK Overseas Territories

2023-03-08T06:00:00Z

Today we’re celebrating International Women’s Day to recognise the remarkable contributions of some of the most inspiring women working in partnership with the RSPB on nature conservation across some of the UK Overseas Territories. Dale R...(read more)

Marine conservation on a global scale – the International Marine Protected Areas Congress

2023-03-03T06:00:00Z

The Global Oceans Alliance, a 73-country strong alliance to champion ocean action, led by the UK are calling for 30% of the global ocean to be in a Marine Protected Area by 2030. To meet this target, we must work with marine professionals across the ...(read more)

Quarries, creating unique homes for nature

2023-02-17T06:00:00Z

In today’s blog, Catherine Cullen, Minerals Business Advice Manager explains how the RSPB is working with the quarrying industry to restore sites for nature and create spaces where birdsong and the buzz of insects fills the air. When you ...(read more)

Behind the scenes of an extraordinary expedition to the land of the Saiga antelope

2023-02-10T06:00:00Z

In honour of The International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February), Genevieve Stephens, Project Officer – Kazakh Protected Areas, takes us behind the scenes of a research expedition to the magnificent steppe of Kazakhstan. The RSP...(read more)

How countries are coming together to save coastal habitats, including for one of the world's rarest migratory birds

2023-02-02T06:00:00Z

Some 12 years ago, the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a highly charismatic Asian migratory coastal waterbird, became a priority for RSPB global species recovery work. Help was needed on the East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF), and wi...(read more)

The mighty Pacific: how the RSPB is working with partners in Japan and Taiwan to reduce albatross deaths in High Seas fisheries

2023-01-13T06:00:00Z

The RSPB has been working with its partners in Asia to drive down seabird deaths in High Seas fisheries through grassroots work with the fishing industry. Stephanie Prince, High Seas Programme Manager explains more in today’s blog. Of the world...(read more)

Unmasking an egg-thieving vicar

2023-01-06T06:00:00Z

In today’s blog, Laurence Rose, Species Recovery Projects Volunteer reflects back on the history of one of the RSPB’s conservation success stories – that of the White-tailed Eagle. Join us as Laurence delves into the archives and pu...(read more)

Conservation Action - celebrating our stories in 2022

2022-12-21T06:00:00Z

At the end of a very busy year for conservation, Jo Gilbert, Conservation Programmes Director at the RSPB reflects on some of the stories that we’ve been sharing here on the Conservation Action blog. It’s been just over four months ...(read more)

Crossing borders and continents for conservation – the story of the Egyptian Vulture

2022-12-14T06:00:00Z

Conservationists have been working across borders and continents to secure a future for Europe’s smallest vulture – the Egyptian Vulture. Jenny Weston, LIFE Egyptian Vulture Project Officer shares her experience of working on this amazing...(read more)

Taking action to protect a precious remnant of rainforest in Indonesia

2022-12-07T06:00:00Z

In today’s blog, Dr Dieter Hoffmann, Head of the Global Land Department at the RSPB shares his experience of Hutan Harapan in Indonesia – a remnant of rainforest brimming with life and one that the RSPB, BirdLife International and Burung ...(read more)