Exclusive: Ecologists say there are early signs that the population is recovering in remote forests It is a discotheque for Britain’s biggest type of grouse. Before dawn, male capercaillie will begin ...

The crux of the problem about the revival and conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie bird could be that the decline in pine forests has not been linked with its survival. This is the conclusion ...

The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to a new survey. The population has dropped by about 50% since the last ...

Ski tourism is raising stress levels among capercaillie the largest member of the grouse family of birds, which could harm the birds' fitness and ability to breed successfully, ecologists have found.

An emergency plan to save the UK's capercaillie population could lead to birds being introduced from continental Europe to help boost numbers. There are thought to be 532 of the large grouse remaining ...

Cairngorms national park drawing up plans as RSPB says latest survey shows population at critical level of 540 An emergency plan is being drawn up to save the capercaillie, one of the UK’s most ...

The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to new data. The population has dropped around 50% since the last ...

Good news for British wildlife: a critically endangered bird is showing signs of recovery, as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reports a promising rise in numbers at one of its ...

Numbers of an iconic member of the grouse family have fallen below 1,000 in Scotland and could plummet further, a new report warns. Only 542 of the capercaillie, a huge woodland grouse, are estimated ...

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