Sentences with word «rspb»

Anne McCall, director of RSPB Scotland, said the charity is «extremely disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision.

Nevertheless, James Pearce - Higgins, senior conservation scientist with RSPB Scotland and lead author of the study, told them that it still supported wind farms.

Leeds has a variety of natural and built landmarks, such as the gritstone outcrop of Otley Chevin and the Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve, not to mention the City's parks at Roundhay and Tempy Newsam.

As a result of our latest Round Table held in London in late 2014, we had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and information to foster better understanding and collaboration among those working on climate, forest and community issues, and we were lucky enough to be joined by RSPB and FERN representatives.

Soon however, they will head out into the North Sea and beyond, as RSPB Scotland's Loch of Strathbeg reserve manager, Dominic Funnell, explains:

RSPB highlighted their current work in forests, focusing on their international campaigns like the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project, whose on - the - ground work is making a difference to places like the Harapan and the Sabangau rainforests, on the front line of advancing wave oil palm which is driving deforestation and the corrupt conversion of forest for plantation concessions.

The special habitats on RSPB nature reserves provides an ideal environment for a rich variety of species to thrive, meaning we can offer pupils the chance to get up close to many insects, birds and animals they may not have had the opportunity to see before.

You can't miss the stunning views of the Ramsey Island RSPB Reserve and the beach café in Porthclais makes a welcome refreshment stop.

Recently we returned to the North Yorkshire Moors for a holiday and while we were there we visited the Saltholme RSPB Centre.

Dr Carroll, RSPB Conservation Scientist, said: «Our work shows that climate change could harm some of our most iconic upland bird species.

The event, which is free to attend, will feature talks by Dr Pat Thompson, RSPB Uplands Conservation Officer, and Dennis Hailes from BASC insurance brokers, Marsh.

«It would be especially advantageous to reduce the weight of the head because [it] is further from the centre of gravity,» they write (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2009.0885).

«Learners» and those with a consistent personality wiped out animals whose behaviour was not consistent (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2010.1051).

doi: 10.1098 / rspb.1994.0176.

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Sean Christian of RSPB Cymru says the project's impact on wildlife will have to be carefully monitored.

A second experiment confirmed that the illusion was stronger when the expectation of being touched was present than when it was absent (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2013.1140).

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2014.1950.

RSPB Rainham Marshes in Essex, once used by the Ministry of Defense as a rifle range in both World Wars, is one of the few remaining ancient grassland and grazing marshes in the UK.

The work RSPB undertakes internationally in forest and biodiversity conservation also highlights the importance of empowering local communities (e.g. through Collaborative Forest Management agreements) and reducing locals» reliance on selling forest products by using alternative income - generating activities.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281 (1779): 20133128 doi: 10.1098 / rspb.2013.3128.

Supporters of this inquiry to date include: BP City of Edinburgh Council GlaxoSmithKline Highland Council Marks & Spencer Group plc Royal Bank of Scotland Group RSPB Scotland Scottish Environment Link Scottish Estates Business Group Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Power Scottish Rural Property and Business Assoc. Scottish Water SEPA Shell U.K. Limited The Binks Trust The Forestry Commission Scotland Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank Foundation»

Luckily, those bats are only likely to be in - flight around dawn and dusk at wind speeds between 2 and 5 meters per second — so Ecotricity and RSPB implemented a mitigation plan by which the turbine is shut off for half an hour before and after dusk, whenever wind speeds are below 7 meters per second.

With the upset caused bird charity RSPB Scotland's long - running legal challenge against 2.3 GW of wind projects off Scotland now seemingly over, an air of renewed confidence is returning to the industry with a pipeline of technologically diverse projects under construction, and several more looking to enter the UK's 2019 contract - for - difference auction.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2010.2547.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 260 (1359) 245 - 249 doi: 10.1098 / rspb.1995.0087

Mereshead RSPB Reserve — Mersehead is a wildlife haven, supporting huge numbers of birds, flowering plants and invertebrates.

Although the power stations do detract from the local views, visitors have nevertheless long been seduced by the area's bird reserve, RSPB Dungeness, and the stark beauty of the largest stretch of shingle beach in Europe.

As a result of our latest Round Table held in London in late 2014, we had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and information to foster better understanding and collaboration among those working on climate, forest and community issues, and we were lucky enough to be joined by RSPB and FERN representatives.

The growing campaigns of RSPB, the Badger Trust, Animal Aid, and Team Badger are offering evidence against the cull and providing alternative approaches to the bovine TB issue.

There are two RSPB reserves here — South Stack Cliffs and Valley Wetlands — and four Welsh National Nature Reserves.

RSPB Scotland went to the UK's highest court in London after exhausting all its legal options in Scotland in July, following a 30 - month battle to halt the projects.

Signatories include Compassion in World Farming, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Glasgow Community Food Network, National Trust for Scotland, NFU Scotland, Nourish Scotland, Scotland the Bread, RSPB, the Scottish Crofting Federation, Soil Association Scotland, Unite the Union, and WWF Scotland.

First of 3 exchanges takes place with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in the United Kingdom to compare best practices.

Founded around the same time as Mass Audubon, the RSPB is one of the largest conservation organizations in the world.

RSPB have at least three fantastic home education resources: WildSquare gets you involved in surveys that cover a one kilometer square area near your home.

This weekend was the RSPB's big garden bird watch - a survey of garden birds in the UK.

Alan Jarrett, Chairman of BASC said: «I welcome the RSPB and scientists» endorsement of pest control as a key action that benefits species, many of which are already of conservation concern, and which could further suffer from climate change.

A Natural England report commissioned from organisations including the RSPB, has suggested pest control such as the «killing of foxes» as one of several «key adaptation actions» to assist «priority species».

From a joint letter to the Telegraph opposing plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary, signed by Christian Aid, Cafod, RSPB, Friends of the Earth, Tearfund, WWF, Greenpeace UK, World Development Movement, Portsmouth Climate Action Network, Airport Watch, Swindon Climate Action Network, Plantlife, Artists Project Earth, UK Youth Climate Coalition, Surfers Against Sewage, Climate Alliance — January 2012

BASC, as members of the RPPDG, has worked with other rural organisations, the RSPB, the police and government agencies to publish the information.

And Corbyn took nine months of badgering to agree to meet the major environmental charities, including Greenpeace and the RSPB, only for him to cancel it when the shadow environment secretary, Kerry McCarthy, who had been organising the event, resigned a fortnight ago.

Matt's mother - in - law works for the RSPB at Freiston Shore and his father - in - law's a long - serving science teacher at Boston Grammar.

Richard Ali, Chief Executive of BASC said: While BASC and all fieldsports organisations welcome the RSPB's presence at the CLA Game Fair, they should get their facts correct before criticising active conservationists in the shooting community.

BASC has become a signatory to the UK Squirrel accord which brings together 30 other organisations, including the RSPB, Defra and the National Trust, with the aim of securing and expanding the red squirrel population.

BASC chairman Peter Glenser said: «While Birdlife International and the RSPB highlight issues which need to be addressed around raptor persecution, there is a need for clearer thinking on the implications for legislation.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has become a signatory to the UK Squirrel accord which brings together 30 other organisations, including the RSPB, Defra and the National Trust, with the aim of securing and expanding the red squirrel population.

A huge range of voluntary organisations, campaign groups and charities — from the umbrella organisation, the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to the TUC, the Royal British Legion to the RSPB, Oxfam to Unlock Democracy — have joined 38 Degrees in stark warnings about the damage that part II of the government bill would inflict on open debate.

Now it seems that size matters: when researchers snipped off the top 30 per cent, males bred less successfully even though the cut penises still released sperm (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2015.0724).

This was not true for the girls (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rspb.2009.1660).