THE URGENT need for effective predation management alongside habitat provision to save threatened wild birds from extinction has prompted a GWCT Think Piece. Why effective predation management is necessary, ethical and sustainable is the first in a series designed to summarise decades of research, help explain complex issues and engender a progressive discussion with the aim of developing more consensus around an evidence-led national policy.
The GWCT has been flagging up the impact of predation pressure for years, but the warnings have been largely ignored. Consequently,
