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The Cry of the Curlew

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Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. It is surrounded by a Fox-proof fence No one seems quite sure how many pairs there are today, but my guess would be between 20 and 30.

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Biofuel: Now With More Birds

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In it, researchers from Wisconsin compared cornfields with grasslands in terms of which provided better bird habitat. That Dickcissel you see atop this post was not photographed in the Badger State, but rather by Corey in Orange County, NY.). But other types of plant matter can power our vehicles and our homes. The upshot?

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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Our small group spent a weekend at the Ferret Research Camp, a cluster of trailers tucked in the middle of a black-tailed prairie dog town and the site, as the name implies, of a black-footed ferret reintroduction program. The tussocks are badgers, the stones are grouse until they fails to fly away.

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How to Avoid Coaching Failure… More Lessons from the Soccer Field

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If so, then badgering the sales force to “work harder” is a losing strategy. Jason’s research has been published in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Salesforce and many other industry publications. Sign up for Vantage Point’s newsletter to stay up to date with the latest sales manager research and best practices.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. And for thousands of years the lizards, rodents, and birds of North America adapted to Fishers, Badgers, Wolverines, Ermines, etc.

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Dance Me to the End of Love

10,000 Birds

Likely he’d sacrificed those feathers escaping an attack; Sage Grouse have numerous predators on the high plains, including coyotes, badgers, and Prairie Falcons. The rest of his plumage seemed fine. This fellow’s chances of being a daddy this year were pretty well shot.

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Sexy Halloween Birds

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We really do have to research the nnsexy because, costumes make EVERYTHING sexy these days. Nothing is sacred, not even Big Bird or Honey Badger. As part of my research, I thought I would see what sexy bird costumes were out there. The party is now one of THE social events of the season and people plan their costumes for months.

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