Science Matters
BASC monitors scientific journals, environmental, policy and political alerts for the results of studies of relevance to shooting and conservation. Below are links to a selection of papers published in September 2021.
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Birds
- Upward elevational shift by breeding Whinchat Saxicola rubetra in response to cessation of grazing in upland grassland
- Waterfowl use of wetland habitats informs wetland restoration designs for multi-species benefits
- Spatial and numerical responses of Red Kites Milvus milvus to the Common Vole Microtus arvalis population outbreak in central Europe
- Linking personality and health to use of space in the gray partridge: perspectives for management
- Vertebrate diet of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) and barn owl (Tyto alba) in rain-fed crops: implications to the pest control programs
- Adult survival and per capita production of young explain dynamics of a long-lived goose population.
Mammals
- Hares in the long grass: increased aircraft related mortality of the Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) over a 30-year period at Ireland’s largest civil airport
- Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella contamination of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses: comparison between different sampling strategies
- The challenge of estimating wildlife populations at scale: the case of the European badger (Meles meles) in Ireland
- Test and vaccinate or remove: Methodology and preliminary results from a badger intervention research project
- Hunting harvest data in Sweden indicate precipitous decline in the native mountain hare subspecies Lepus timidus sylvaticus (heath hare)
Land Management
- Wetlands support higher breeding wader densities than farmed habitats within a nature-rich farming system
- Forest stand structure and cone crop affect winter habitat use by Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
- Quantifying the hydrological implications of pre- and post-installation willowed engineered log jams in the Pennine Uplands, NW England
- Multi-scale waterfowl habitat conservation planning in Wisconsin, USA
Other topics
- Disease surveillance in England and Wales,
- Seasonality and risk factors for grass seed foreign bodies in dogs
- Climate change and drinking water from Scottish peatlands: Where increasing DOC is an issue?
- Recognising and Defining Animal Sentience in Legislation: A Framework for Importing Positive Animal Welfare Through the Five Domains Model