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How conservation work on Tristan da Cunha is helping break down barriers

Discover how work to protect one of the world’s biggest marine reserves is making waves for women too.

Mar 07 25March 07, 2025

Article at rspb.org.uk

Waterfalls

The realities of walking as a new mom - highly commended in Bradt's New Travel Writer of the Year 2025 competition.

Jan 30 25January 30, 2025

Article at bradtguides.com

Porpoises and yellowhammers in Northumberland

One of The Guardian's 'Reader's Travel Tips' for a springtime walk

Mar 29 24March 29, 2024

Article at theguardian.com

Seabird GPS tracking on the Isle of May, Fowlsheugh and St Abb’s Head in 2021 in relation to offshore wind farms in the Forth/Tay region

Bogdanova, M.I., Regan, C., Gunn, C., Newell, M., Benninghaus, E., Langlois Lopez, S., Quintin, M., Searle, K., Daunt, F., Wischnewski, S. and Cleasby, I., 2022. Seabird GPS tracking on the Isle of May, Fowlsheugh and St Abb’s Head in 2021 in rela...

Dec 05 22December 05, 2022

Article at nora.nerc.ac.uk

A review to inform the assessment of the risk of collision and displacement in petrels and shearwaters from offshore wind developments in Scotland

Deakin, Z., Cook, A., Daunt, F., McCluskie, A., Morley, N., Witcutt, E., Wright, L. and Bolton, M., 2022. A review to inform the assessment of the risk of collision and displacement in petrels and shearwaters from offshore wind developments in Sco...

Dec 01 22December 01, 2022

Article at nora.nerc.ac.uk

Catastrophe

The horror of a pandemic unfolding from one chick to entire seabird colonies - shortlisted for The Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers

Sep 01 22September 01, 2022

PDF at The Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers

Women in Conservation

Tackling the inequalities faced by women in the conservation sector

Feb 20 22February 20, 2022

Article at countryside-jobs.com

A juvenile Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) on land at the Crozet Islands

Bond, A.L., Taylor, C., Kinchin-Smith, D., Fox, D., Witcutt, E., Ryan, P.G., Loader, S.P. and Weimerskirch, H., 2021. A juvenile Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) on land at the Crozet Islands. Polar Biology, 44, pp.229-233.

Dec 19 20December 19, 2020

Article at Polar Biology

Abundance, distribution and breeding success of the endemic Gough Island Finch Rowettia goughensis between 2009 and 2018

Jones, C.W., Risi, M.M., Osborne, A.M., Parker, G.C., Rexer-Huber, K., Le Bouard, F., Cleeland, J.B., Lawrence, K., Kinchin-Smith, D., Witcutt, E. and Starnes, T., 2020. Abundance, distribution and breeding success of the endemic Gough Island Finc...

Jul 20 20July 20, 2020

Article at Emu-Austral Ornithology

Conservation discriminates

I work in conservation. At least I think I do. Or I used to. At this point, I’m not sure....

Jul 09 20July 09, 2020

Article at bou.org.uk

Improving cocoa harvest can mitigate for crop damage by wildlife in a forest-agriculture matrix.

Hulme, M.F., Salliss, D., Konneh, M.S., Dauda, P., Witcutt, E. and Sanderson, F.J., 2018. Improving cocoa harvest can mitigate for crop damage by wildlife in a forest-agriculture matrix. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 265, pp.236-243.

Oct 01 18October 01, 2018

Article at Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

‪Improving cocoa harvest can mitigate for crop damage by wildlife in a forest-agriculture matrix‬

‪MF Hulme, D Salliss, MS Konneh, P Dauda, E Witcutt, FJ Sanderson‬, ‪Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2018‬ - ‪Cited by 14‬

Feb 01 18February 01, 2018

Article at scholar.google.com

Prion Dissection

Plastic is one of the biggest threats to seabirds the whole world over, and Gough is no exception. Sadly, we recently found a Broad-Bille...

Sep 12 17September 12, 2017