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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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With climate change appearing to expand the skeeters’ range, according to recent research in Science Advances , the birds have fewer safe places to hide. Fish & Wildlife Service). In particular, the honeycreepers of Kaua’i are at risk of being wiped out , due to disease-spreading mosquitoes.

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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So what do these facts mean for our wildlife? Fire can also cause wildlife to be burned, dehydrated and malnourished. In the months after a fire, wildlife populations can suffer substantial losses due to habitat alteration and destruction. Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires. No surprise here: They fly away.

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Come a Little Closer, Don’t Be Shy: A Study in Greater Sage-grouse Lovin’

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Researchers from Auburn University and the University of California–Davis examined the non-vocal noises that Greater Sage-grouse make with just their feathers and wings. The researchers termed these sounds “mechanical swishing.”). Fish & Wildlife Service. News display Greater Sage Grouse mating'

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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Baby Boom … in Great Britain?

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First, wildlife officials in Louisiana announced the first successful wild Whooping Crane nest in that state since 1939. As a backup plan, researchers captured some Spoonies in Siberia in 2011 and brought them to England , where they’ve been raised at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.

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Flock to Marion

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This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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U.S. Endangered Species Act: The System Works

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In a world that’s often full of tragedy, every now and then some good news comes along to restore one’s faith in humanity. Fish & Wildlife Service) seem to be faring especially well, with some 85% of populations stabilizing or increasing. Continental U.S. Continental U.S. The average increase was a whopping 624%!

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California Peregrines Victims of Their Own Success?

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Fish and Wildlife Service, which granted permits to rescuers who moved Peregrine chicks away from bridges, more precarious spots than cliffs or buildings for young just learning to fly. But some wildlife researchers note that just 40 years ago, less than a dozen Peregrines inhabited California, and the U.S. What do you think?