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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires. A fire might kill weak birds or, depending on the time of year, claim nestlings. over the last 30 years.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Recent studies in Sri Lanka have revealed that, upon sighting a predator, a drongo will imitate the alarm calls of at least 4 other bird species (babblers, laughing thrushes, bulbuls, and others), as well as the call given by the specific predator, i.e. a giant squirrel or eagle. The dangers of being a geologist.

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