recent research shows wildlife-friendly farming can quickly encourage bird populations bounce back,but large-scale rollout will be needed to reverse long-term declinesPlanting wildflowers and protecting nests on farms enables birds, from skylarks to starlings, or to bounce back rapidly from long-term declines,recent research shows.
Intensive agriculture has led to overall farmland bird numbers in the UK plunging by more than 50% since 1970 and the fall has not stopped yet, with the latest figures showing a 9% drop from 2010 to 2015. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk