• A new tool to identify important sites for conservation using tracking data
    Identifying areas around the world that can best contribute to the conservation of wild animals is a major challenge. Historically, this often required conducting extensive surveys in the field, but with...
  • New study: are teen seabirds safe?
    Guest blog by Birdlife's Communications Manager, Shaun Hurrell. Seabirds have an exploratory adolescent phase, often looking for food in ocean areas quite different to breeding adults. A new collaborative...
  • The prevalence of current and potential future infrastructure in sites of conservation importance
    It is widely accepted that human activity has altered much of the natural habitat across the world. However, until now the extent of human infrastructure in sites important for biodiversity has been less...
  • Collision hotspots for migrating birds revealed in new study
    New research published today highlights the areas in Europe and North Africa where the construction of wind turbines or power lines is likely to increase the risk of death for migrating birds. The study...
  • Seabird flight ranges can inform the appropriate scale of conservation measures
    Blog post by Steffen Oppel , Senior Conservation Scientist, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science . Seabirds are exposed to several threats at sea, and there is a variety of options to protect them...