Extinction fear for capercaillie
Daily Record|September 30, 2022
Conservationists call for urgent action
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Extinction fear for capercaillie

BIRD NUMBERS DROP TO 542 

THE capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in the country, according to a study.

The population has dropped by about half since the last survey six years ago and is now at a critically-low level, the latest national survey has found.

This story is from the September 30, 2022 edition of Daily Record.

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