CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 20 July 2020

A round up of the top countryside, conservation, wildlife and forestry stories as chosen by the CJS Team.

30-year anniversary of landmark release of red kites in the Chiltern Hills - Natural England

Defra report features Westcountry research on health benefits of being by the sea - University of Exeter

More people spending time outdoors. New survey reveals importance of nature to Scotland’s recovery from Covid-19 - Scottish Natural Heritage

Wild Coast Sussex - Sussex Wildlife Trust

Studies show microplastics are causing a negative impact to the health of the River Thames and its inhabitants - Royal Holloway University of London

Retailers come out in force to back the #BBQFreeNewForest campaign and protect the New Forest - New Forest National Park Authority

Debate needed on the potential culling of crows and foxes to protect Europe's declining ground-nesting birds - University College Dublin

Hundreds of farmers have their say on Government scheme with ‘thriving plants and wildlife’ topping results - North York Moors National Park Authority

More flowers and pollinator diversity could help protect bees from parasites - Imperial College London

Green light for ground-breaking bovine TB vaccine field trials - Defra

Avon Wildlife Trust welcomes proposal for Bath and North East Somerset Council to declare an Ecological Emergency - Avon Wildlife Trust

New network to spearhead rapid rewilding across Britain - Rewilding Britain

Charity warns that wildlife conservation is a forgotten sector in the Covid-19 pandemic, putting endangered species at further risk - People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)

Plastics found in sea-bed sharks - University of Exeter

A Sustainable Stitch in Time: winning battles against invasive plants - Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

Scotland’s natural economy valued at over £29 billion per annum - SRUC: Scotland's Rural College

IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges - IUCN

Farmers at heart of groundbreaking nature recovery project - The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Ringing report shines light on some amazing birds - British Trust for Ornithology

New campaign launched in face of littering epidemic in parks - Keep Britain Tidy

New wildlife art gallery supporting artists and charity through difficult times - Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

Scientific Publications

Wanger, T.C. et al. Integrating agroecological production in a robust post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Nat Ecol Evol (2020) DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1262-y

Zeytin, S., Wagner, G., Mackay-Roberts, N., Gerdts, G., Schuirmann, E., Klockmann, S. & Slater, M. Quantifying microplastic translocation from feed to the fillet in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020; 156: 111210 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111210

McMahon, BJ, Doyle, S, Gray, A, Kelly, SBA, Redpath, SM. European bird declines: Do we need to rethink approaches to the management of abundant generalist predators? J Appl Ecol. 2020; 00: 1– 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13695

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