Seabirds around the UK are dying in their thousands due to the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on wild birds, sparking “huge concern” for vulnerable species. The RSPB has described ...

Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...

The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying.

Conservationists fear a highly pathogenic bird flu is to blame for a growing wave of mortality in UK seabirds, which were already facing severe pressure from climate change and overfishing. The H5N1 ...

Berwick Bank is planned to be built off Scotland’s east coast, in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay area. The site is dangerously close to vital feeding grounds and habitats for critically important ...

A £2.3million study is investigating the effects that chemical pollutants from coastal landfill waste may be having on UK seabirds' health, reproduction and survival. While the varied negative impacts ...

Scientists have embarked on a one-year, £1.5 million research project to combat the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu wreaking havoc on UK seabirds and heaping pressure on poultry farming. With ...

A new study shows how climate change may be impacting on one of the world’s smallest seabirds, which has major breeding colonies in the North East. Data collected from electronic tags retrieved from ...

University of Liverpool provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. There has been a lot of research into how seabirds choose their flight paths and find food. They seem to use ...

Analysis of global tracking data for 77 species of petrel has revealed that a quarter of all plastics potentially encountered in their search for food are in remote international waters -- requiring ...