BBC

Using fake nests to save rare bird from dying out

Researchers made fake nests and filled them with chicken eggs as part of a trial designed to help save one of the UK's rarest birds. There are believed to be about 500 capercaillie left in the UK, all ...
The Guardian

Dancing Capercaillie bird makes a tentative comeback in Scotland

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 ...
BBC

The decoy ploy to save Scotland's elusive capercaillie

In the depths of the old Scots pine trees of Abernethy Forest, researcher and conservationist Jack Bamber has just dumped a pile of deer meat in the hope of attracting every nearby predator in a ...
heraldscotland

Five-year plan launched to save capercaillie from extinction

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The Guardian

‘You could single-handedly push it to extinction’: how social media is putting our rarest wildlife at risk

From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem With its impressive size, striking plumage and rowdy ...