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Black Grouse Range Expansion Project FAQs

What is the Black Grouse Range Expansion Project? Why are black grouse populations declining? How will the project help increase black grouse breeding success? Why is the North York Moors a suitable location for re-establishing black grouse? How will black grouse be moved to the North York Moor...

Disease monitoring in Red Grouse

Rewilding grouse moors not the answer: our letter to The Spectator

Monitoring ticks on grouse. Are they on the increase?

Wildlife thrives on grouse moors because of management (our letter to The Telegraph)

National Rodent Control Survey: Enter and you could win £250

Black grouse are disappearing

By Andrew Hoodless, GWCT Head of Research Black grouse are vanishing from our landscape. Once found across much of the UK, these remarkable birds are now restricted to only a few areas. We urgently need your help. With your support, our scientists can gather crucial data to guide conservation ef...

Raptor conservation success should be recognised despite the unacceptable crimes of a few

The GWCT condemns the illegal killing of all birds of prey and so the RSPB’s Birdcrime Report, which records 1,344 incidents of the illegal killing of raptors in 15 years, makes for depressing reading. Sadly, the criminal acts of a minority bring gamekeepers into disrepute. By doing so, they clou...

It’s time to be proud of the contribution grouse moors make to our national parks: Our letter to The Times

Those who break the law undermine the vital role grouse moors can play in the conservation of raptors: Our letter to The Guardian