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 ...

Numbers of a rare bird have increased for the first time in eight years, according to conservationists In the UK, capercaillie are only found in native pinewoods of upland Scotland A survey this ...

A Strathspey estate which is the UK stronghold for endangered capercallie has said it is time for ‘an honest conversation’ on ...

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Gamekeepers have said they believe the iconic Capercaillie is headed for extinction and has entered its ‘final phase’ in Scotland’s forests. A fresh count of the birds’ numbers found that there had ...

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 ...

OFFICIAL FIGURES put Scotland's capercaillie population at just 1,114 birds – but people power and funding from The National Lottery is set to change all that over the next five years. The Heritage ...

The Capercaillie, a huge ground-dwelling grouse is found on The Queen’s Balmoral estate where rangers are undertaking a conservation project to protect the iconic bird. The bird is the largest of the ...

Efforts to boost numbers of one of the UK's rarest birds in its Highlands stronghold has received £2m in funding. There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 capercaillie, all of them in Scotland.

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Efforts to boost numbers of one of the UK's rarest birds in its Highlands stronghold has received £2m in funding. There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 capercaillie, all of them in Scotland.