The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to a new survey. The population has dropped by about 50% since the last ...
Numbers of a rare bird have increased for the first time in eight years, according to conservationists In the UK, capercaillie are only found in native pinewoods of upland Scotland A survey this ...
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the capercaillie. The bizarre knife-grinding, cork-popping display ...
THE government is being threatened with legal action by the European Commission for failing to do enough to prevent one of Scotland's most famous birds from becoming extinct, according to documents ...
Numbers of an iconic member of the grouse family have fallen below 1,000 in Scotland and could plummet further, a new report warns. Only 542 of the capercaillie, a huge woodland grouse, are estimated ...
A study has shown putting down food near bird eggs to draw away predators increases their chances of survival, leading to hopes the tactic can be used to save the capercaillie from potential ...
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The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to new data. The population has dropped around 50% since the last ...
Skiers are stressing out one of Europe's rarest birds, says a new study. The elusive capercaillie is already a threatened species facing possible extinction for the second time in Britain with only an ...
Capercaillie could be wiped out in Scotland within the next 30 years, scientists have said. Numbers of the large grouse have declined markedly since the 1970s and there may now be fewer than 1,100 of ...
Big bird: the capercaillie is the largest grouse on the planet but it could soon die out in the UK - for the second time Credit: Photo: RSPB Deep in the Scottish pine forest, when the male ...
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