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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Forbes

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Researchers hail success of scheme to protect capercaillie chicks from predators | Mind Blowing Facts

Researchers have hailed the success of a predator management scheme that has doubled the number of endangered capercaillie broods in areas where it has been used (Alamy/PA) -

Researchers have hailed the success of a predator management scheme that has doubled the number of endangered capercaillie broods in areas of Scotland where it has been deployed.

With just over 500 of the ground-nesting birds left in the wild, the capercaillie, a large woodland grouse, is in danger of extinction in the UK.

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