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Chris Sutherland, Reader in Statistical Ecology, University of St Andrews

A surprisingly effective way to save the capercaillie: keep its predators well-fed – new research

A male capercaillie showing off its colours. Rolands Linejs/Shutterstock

Conserving species can be a complicated affair. Take this dilemma.

After being hunted to near extinction, numbers of a native predator are recovering and eating more of an endangered prey species, whose own numbers are declining as a result. Should conservationists accept that some successes mean losing other species, or reinstate lethal control of this predator in perpetuity?

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