Cairngorms haven for rare birds..... (1 Viewer)

In conserv@tion today:

Some of the rarest birds in Britain have been found using special feeding areas set aside for them in the Cairngorms. The group planning the creation of the Cairngoms National Park says 34 species of threatened and declining bird species have been listed. They include the capercaillie which faces extinction within a decade. Conservationists say the success of the scheme shows the importance of people being involved in protected areas rather than being excluded from them. The Cairngorms Partnership says its biodiversity action plan encourages local farmers and crofters to plant and harvest small "sacrificial" areas of grain and fodder crops.
More information -
BBC
Cairngorms Partnership

http://www.habitat.org.uk/news1.htm

El Annie

I want to go to Cairngorms even worse when reading this.
That must be a kind of paradise when you're not from that area...

more on the Cairngorms.....

Crop initiative proves success in helping birds....


Some of Britain’s rarest birds have been discovered using sites in the Cairngorms created specifically to help them to survive. Under the Upland Grain Initiative, farmers and crofters have planted grain and fodder crops on 12 sites reserved for declining bird species. Thirty-four out of the 50 species - 68 per cent - of birds using the sites are under threat. They include seven priority species: capercaillie, black grouse, grey partridge, linnet, skylark, song thrush and reed bunting. The success of the scheme was reported yesterday, as it was also revealed that new species of tree have been discovered in the Cairngorms, which is soon to become Scotland’s second national park.