Albatross know this. So do fulmars and manx shearwaters. There is abundant energy offshore. The winds that carry these birds on their often epic journeys are a free, huge and above all limitless supply of power. And this is not only available to the birds...

We launched our Futurescapes programme in London yesterday. It was great to see so many friends and colleagues at such an event. There was a real buzz in the room. Lord Henley, the Defra Minister , addressed the large group of attendees and expressed...

The Independent today comments on the plight of the brown pelican - the state bird of Louisianna - in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon rig environmental disaster. Brown pelicans covered in oil are a potent symbol of how wildlife fares in the modern...

The week ahead looks busy: - the launch of our Futurescapes programme in London - an RSPB Council meeting - a meeting in Cambridge - attending the Cereals show - expecting some bad news on white tailed eagles - but those are just some...

It's so sad that so much illegal killing of protected birds of prey still goes on. Three golden eagles were found dead on the Skibo Estate in Sutherland back in May (see reports here , here , here , and here ). The totemic nature of the Skibo...