Research Into Practice: Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Restoration in Southern England
The gray partridge Perdix perdix was once a common breeding bird in Britain and a traditional quarry species.Its numbers have declined by over 90% over the last 50 years, and there have been similar declines across Europe.Since 1968 the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has undertaken research on this decline and identified three main rea