
Game cover crops
To create an environment in which gamebirds and other wild birds can flourish, areas of game cover crop are often planted to provide additional habitat
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Home » Science and research » Understanding gamebird dispersal and survival following release
This work will provide a better insight into where reared birds go after their release and could help keepers better manage their birds.
Together with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), BASC is co-funding a post-doc research project at the University of Exeter. Researchers will analyse large datasets on pheasant movement and survival as well as behavioural and habitat interventions by game managers.
This data will feed into Defra’s review of gamebird regulations in England and will entail the development of a tool which allows game managers and regulators to assess the dispersal of gamebirds in a virtual habitat. This means gamekeepers and regulators will be able to identify where release pens should ideally be located in order to enhance shooting success and decrease potential environmental impacts.
To create an environment in which gamebirds and other wild birds can flourish, areas of game cover crop are often planted to provide additional habitat
Biosecurity refers to all the measures taken to minimise the risk of infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms entering, emerging, establishing or spreading as a result of our actions.
Current government targets aim to increase woodland cover in order to improve carbon capture, connectivity and biodiversity across the landscape.