MEETING CANCELLED
2011 Autumn Scientific Meeting
23 November 2011
Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, UK
Supported by
RSPB | WWT | Natural England
Session 1: Theory behind species recovery
09:15 Welcome | Jenny Gill, University of East Anglia | BOU President
09:20 Triage in Conservation: taking an overview of species recovery | Andy Evans, RSPB
0940 The role of science in species recovery | David Gibbons, RSPB
10:00 Birds and climate: minimising losses, maximising opportunities | Chris Thomas, University of York
10:20 The role of disease and its control in species recovery | Matt Hartley, Zoo and Wildlife Solutions
10:40 COFFEE
Session 2: Case studies illustrating different delivery mechanisms
Advocacy
11:10 Ridding the environment of a widespread toxic pesticide: the organochlorine story | Ian Newton, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Habitat creation and management
11:30 Forestry: open spaces for species recovery | Jonathan Spencer, Forestry Commission & Nick Phillips, RSPB Site Protection measures
11:50 Site protection in a flyway context: the WOW factor | Vicky Jones, BirdLife International
Translocation
12:10 Return of the crane | Damon Bridge, The Great Crane Project
12:30 LUNCH
Session 3: More Case studies illustrating different delivery mechanisms
Agri-environment schemes
13:30 Design is everything – what have agri-environment schemes ever done for us? | Phil Grice, Natural England
Direct intervention
13:50 Seychelles and Hawaii – what works and what doesn’t? | Jim Groombridge, DICE
The need for Arks
14:10 Establishing captive breeding populations to ensure species survival whilst specific environmental problems are addressed (Vultures, condors, spoon-billed sand pipers & Madagascar pochard) | Debbie Pain, WWT
Reserves Aquisition and management
14:30 Reserves Aquisition for species recovery: which species and why? | Jo Gilbert, RSPB
Persecution
15:00 An overview of the problem in the UK and preventative measures which can be taken | Jeff Knott, RSPB
Meeting summary and close
15:40 Obstacles to species recovery in a changing world. How can we up our game? | Mark Avery, Independent Ecological Expert
16:10 TEA & DEPARTURE
