THERE new Advisory Leaflets dealing with some British birds of prey have been issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. One describes the appearance and activities of the buzzard ...

Raptors’ supersonic vision, effortless aerial acrobatics and ruthless hunting instinct make them the undisputed masters of the skies, but can you tell a merlin from a hobby or a goshawk from a ...

Birds are good at adapting, which enables them to thrive in our urban metropolises. They become tolerant of humans passing close to their nests, most of them aren't bothered by street lights and ...

Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin goes in search of his favourite birds of prey, travelling around the UK to find them and meeting the people who are fighting to protect them. Show more Wildlife ...

All birds of prey are protected by law, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. But in the past 15 years, only one person has been jailed.

The RSPB says 1,344 birds of prey, including golden eagles, were illegally killed in the UK between 2009 and 2023 More than 1,300 protected birds of prey – from hen harriers to golden eagles ...

A new project to protect birds of prey in parts of Sheffield has been launched. Owlthorpe Fields Conservation Group wants to monitor and help boost the population of various raptor species in the ...

Raptor bone Red kite, 12th-century manuscript. The diet of British birds of prey in the distant past was very different from that of their descendants. A team led by archaeologist Juliette ...

“When somebody visits the World Center for Birds of Prey, they're visiting an active conservation organization. We've got projects in at least 27 countries around the world," Mason said.