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Survival's objective is to improve, protect and preserve the population of song and other small birds for the benefit of national biodiversity and the public. It aims to achieve this by commissioning and funding scientific research, supporting the conservation and restoration or habitats,
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up to 15 persons elected by the membership. Council members are elected for a 3-year term, renewable for a maximum of 3 terms.
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through public education and advocacy where changes in the law may be deemed necessary to protect songbirds.
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Correlative analysis of long term data sets seeking negative associations between predator and prey species
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Understanding pesticide use and how it may affect UK songbirds
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Corvid population ecology and its effect on songbird predation
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