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New research shows rise in predators is threatening red-listed birds with extinction - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (www.gwct.org.uk)

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A survey of ground nesting birds on around 3,000 hectares of moorland in north Northumberland has shown dramatic declines of iconic threatened species 10 years after predation management ceased as part of a controlled experiment spanning two decades.

A recently published scientific paper based on the study found golden plover dropped by 81%, snipe by 76%, red grouse by 71%, lapwing by 49%, curlew by 24%, while black grouse and grey partridge went locally extinct.

Ground-nesting birds are particularly susceptible to predators and their populations can recover when predation pressure is relieved during the breeding season. Experimental legal removal of predators between 2001 and 2008 on the same experimental plots demonstrated a three-fold improvement in breeding success amongst ground-nesting birds, with subsequent increases in their abundance.

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