Conservation

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Who is attacking Scotland’s raptors? And what, exactly, happened to Fred? It was late January when Fred disappeared. A young golden eagle, he would have had characteristic brown-gold feathers and of course that hooked bird-of-prey beak, bright lemon-coloured and black. Fred had been monitored near the Pentland Hills – not far from Edinburgh in Scotland.

The mystery of Scotland's 'disappearing' eagles

Europe

Birds

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The house sparrow is the most widely distributed wild bird in the world, found on every continent except Antarctica.

How humans shaped the evolution of the world’s most common bird

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Have a bone to pick with the scraggy vulture? Just remember they’re vital as nature’s waste disposers – which is why their decline is very bad news…

Why we should all love the vulture

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Eight of Africa’s vulture species have declined by an average of 62 per cent in the past 30 years, for some species that number is as high as 80 per cent; the threats facing these creatures are extensive.

The race to save Africa's vultures

Africa

The race to save Africa's vultures

The widowbird can jump to amazing heights. Though which male takes the crown as the best jumper?

Widowbird jumping competition

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