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A young curlew rescued and raised through a conservation program has returned to its Irish breeding grounds with a nest of three eggs. This marks the first proof that emergency efforts to save Ireland's vanishing curlews might actually be working.
After 35 years of decline left just five curlew chicks successfully fledged since 2005, a dedicated conservation project on Dartmoor is working to restore the UK's largest wading bird to its historic moorland home. Jon Avon's recovery effort combines habitat restoration, predator management, and community partnerships to save a species whose haunting song once defined Britain's wild landscapes.