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Wildcat, feral or stray? The difficulties of cat categorisation explored

A new study explores the difficulties of wildcat categorisation on conservation efforts.

How do fires in river habitats affect wildlife?

How do fires affect endangered Western purple-crowned fairy-wrens in riparian zones?

Centering justice in Nature-based Solutions projects

How important is the concept of justice in Nature-based Solutions conservation projects?

Are tropical butterflies equipped to survive the climate crisis?

There is a very real threat that we could lose many species of tropical butterflies.

British Ecological Society joins call for radical new government nature commitments

British Ecological Society signs open letter calling for the UK government to ramp up environmental ambitions as part of Nature 2030.

Loud music festivals could reduce bat activity in some species by nearly 50%

Loud music playback alone at UK music festivals is enough to cause significant disturbance to bats.

New coral reef restoration approach utilises common investment strategy

Just like forest restoration, coral reef restoration requires more than just fast growing species.

Migratory bats tracked for the first time ever, using new algorithm

Migratory bats near wind turbines can be tracked by new radar technology.

How can we balance wildlife conservation with public access to nature? 

At the BES People, Policy & Planet event in April we brought together 45 ecologists, practitioners, healthcare workers and policymakers to debate balancing wildlife conservation with public access to nature.

Cambridge wildflower meadow boosts biodiversity, says new study

Examining the effects of planting a wildflower meadow in the historic grounds of King’s College, Cambridge

Lockdowns revealed the British wildlife most at risk of becoming roadkill

Researchers find that badgers, foxes and pheasants benefitted the most from reduced traffic traffic UK lockdowns.

Feeding small birds helps them fight infections

Feeders may help birds fight infections, but are they also opening opportunities for infection?

Only a few bears responsible for beehive human-wildlife conflicts in Poland

146 biological samples from brown bears were lab analysed in an attempt to solve a string of apiary damages.

How to include ecosystem engineers in our conservation plans

UNIL scientists have created a guide for measuring the influence of 'ecosystem engineers' on ecosystems.

Biodiversity threats managed by cost effective new framework

How can we manage biodiversity threats in a more cost effective way? Australian scientists have the solution