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 November 2021.
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Birds
- Investigations associated with the 2020/21 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in wild birds in Great Britain
- Bird exposure to fungicides through the consumption of treated seeds: A study of wild red-legged partridges in central Spain
- Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis derogation shooting effort in relation to abundance and vulnerable crops
Mammals
- Stakeholder mental model analysis supports focused conservation policy and actions for Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction.
- Using biological records to infer long-term occupancy trends of mammals in the UK
- Reconstruction of Eurasian beaver (castor fiber) recolonization in moor habitats using digital orthophotos
Land Management
- Assessing Protected Area Management Effectiveness: the Need for a Wetland-Specific Evaluation Tool.
- Cover crops control nitrogen and phosphorus transport from two agricultural watersheds at multiple measurement scales
- Woodland’s role in natural flood management: Evidence from catchment studies in Britain and Ireland
Other topics
- Survey investigating the reasons why UK-based gundogs ceased working between 2010 and 2019.
- Nature-based Solutions to tackle climate change and restore biodiversity
- Understanding changes to children’s connection to nature during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for child well-being
- Pilot perceptions of options to manage drone-wildlife interactions; associations with wildlife value orientations and connectedness to nature.
- Urban woodland habitat is important for tick presence and density in a city in England.
- The illegal shooting and snaring of legally protected wolves in Poland.
- The hunting modes of human predation and potential nonconsumptive effects on animal populations