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Don’t Ignore the Barnacles – they’re Real Birds

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However, though there have been records of feral Barnacle Geese nesting in Suffolk for many years, the number of pairs remain small, and certainly not sufficient to account for flocks of the size now seen every winter. The European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 makes interesting reading.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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She explains complex and sometimes controversial topics including captive breeding, environmental toxins, feral cats and other invasive predators, Hawaiian avian extinction, avian disease, California Condor distribution and history, legal loopholes, and lead poisoning.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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Do not buy these books, unless you are collecting old bird books. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. Robin Restall is principal author of the two-volume Birds of Northern South America and was executive director of the Phelps Ornithological Collection, Caracas, Venezuela.

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4 Lions are dead: Sad and all, but does it actually matter?

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The elimination of vultures had its own knock on effects, such as the increase in feral dogs (now that there was more meat available for them) and corresponding increase in rabies. The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

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We collected information on National Parks and there were several that we had not previously heard of. Apparently they breed to the south and return to feed at Lake Bindegolly. There was evidence of terns breeding at some earlier stage by the remaining carcasses in the bush. Feral pigs. Turtle shell.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding has started!

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We monitor the Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach each year and it can all be covered on foot or by bicycle-tide dependant! With the data we have collected over the years we are hoping to address the predation of eggs by feral cats in the Broome area.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

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Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! The population decline is generally blamed on habitat destruction and introduced predators, but inter-breeding may also be to blame.

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