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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. This behavior is likely to reduce resource competition by exploiting fruit that is too large for smaller frugivores. Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.)

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. It’s a very mixed chapter. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails.