Eurasian curlews are facing a crisis in the UK with breeding populations collapsing.
Curlew chicks that fail to survive to fledging often die from predation, cold, or starvation — each death representing individual suffering. Adult curlews that lose breeding attempts year after year experience reproductive futility. Targeted conservation at nesting sites — predator management, disturbance reduction, and habitat improvement — directly improves the welfare and survival of individual chicks and adult birds.