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Wild carnivores stage a comeback in Britain

A new review by members of the Wildlife Science group shows that once-endangered carnivorous mammals such as otters, polecats and pine martens have staged a remarkable comeback in Britain in recent decades.

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Posted on February 27, 2019 by katiesainsbury

Projects, Recovery of Polecats in Britain, Research News

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Shifting baselines

Wildlife reintroductions raise a number of challenging issues for conservationists. We are quite good at understanding the biology and ecology of our focal species when we study them in established populations. We have much less power and confidence… Read More