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Improving the conservation status of the little tern in the UK through targeted action at the most important colonies (LIFE Little Terns)
Start date: Sep 2, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2018,
Background
The decline in the population of the little tern (Sterna albifrons) in the UK since the 1990s is a cause for concern. The principal threat to this shore nesting species is from human disturbance. After a decline between the 1930s and 1960s, the population recovered through protection and surveillance by wardens of breeding sites. However, in re ...
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