This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds. The authors worked with an international group of bird experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild birds.

David Williams is a Research Assistant in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Robert G. Pople is a former Research Assistant in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

David Showler is a Research Associate in the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia and the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Matthew F. Child is a Research Assistant in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Lynn Dicks is a Research Associate in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Erasmus K.H.J. zu Ermgassen is a student in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.

William J. Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge.