link to article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66939022

Posted on 27th of September 2023

The populations of seabirds in Scotland have declined by about ‘49% between the years 1986 and 2019 across 11 seabird species.’ it has stated that it is ‘one of the most nature depleted counties in the world.’ The causation may have been linked to ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing as well as climate change and pollution’.

Scotland used to be quite renowned for the variety of bird species so this decline is quite worrisome for the biodiversity of the area.

This would link to the topic of biodiversity and management of food sources.