Growing pressure on natural resources is leading to more conservation conflicts.
Governments and their statutory agencies devote increasing financial and human resources …

Red-throated diver breeding success was close to, or above, average at the majority of sites
monitored, although all nests on Coll failed due to bad weather. Northern fulmar numbers …

The availability of food subsidies of anthropogenic origin has strong consequences on the
trophic ecology and population dynamics of several opportunistic species. However …

Despite urbanization's general erosion of biodiversity, towns and cities provide novel
opportunities for some species. During the 20th century, gulls (Laridae) colonized urban …

Between-population variation of changes in numbers can provide insights into factors
influencing variation in demography and how population size or density is regulated. Here …

Several bird species benefit from anthropogenic food subsidies, such as landfills and fishing
discards, that are being reduced owing to introduced legislation. For instance, since 2019 …

Abstract Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus (BHGs) in urban areas are a public nuisance.
The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the occurrence and abundance of …

Urban gull populations have increased dramatically in the last 40 years, leading to
widespread concerns about potential nuisance to humans, but little accompanying research …

This study made at Dumfries, SW Scotland, has revealed new information on the ecology
and social structure of an urban colony of Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls Larus …

Capsule The vantage point survey methods used in the 1999–2002 surveys of urban
nesting large gulls in Britain and Ireland appreciably underestimated numbers, resulting in …