10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2017

I asked Virginia Guhin, Education Programs Coordinator of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ES NERR). Supporting NERR sites like Elkhorn Slough means protecting these incredible landscapes for the public’s education and, of course, native wildlife. “What’s that?”

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. But, he continued, some – but not all – of the researchers drove him nuts. Their attitude was “the rules don’t apply to me, I’m a researcher.”

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Wilderness areas are managed by one of four federal agencies: the Forest Service (FS); the National Park Service (NPS); the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is the only federal research group dedicated to studies needed to manage the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

I’ve spent a lot of time in, and done a lot of writing about, the Rocky Mountains, their beauty, their climate moods, and the wildlife that lives here. But eastern Montana contains the equally though differently stunning high plains, a world unto itself with very different wildlife meeting very different challenges.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2021

The Terra Project is an exciting collaboration between bird guide author Scott Whittle , wildlife tracker manufacturer CTT , and non-profit Conservation Science Global. Listen for and upload bird sounds to a central database for researchers and conservationists. Terra sounds like that dream device.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Not only did my research show a lot of promising sites to visit, but I also have two good birding friends in the region, Laura and Brad. Denver has more than its fair share of areas with a nuclear military history and we drove to the one nearest to the office, Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge. My sincere apologies.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. However most recent research places them amongst the Panthera. This event was observed during a tour arranged and guided by INDRI – Ultimate Wildlife Tours www.indritours.com.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A logical and outstanding successor to The Genius of Birds (2016), Ackerman’s award-winning book about bird cognition, The Bird Way explores the diversity of bird behavior, the norm and the extremes, with an emphasis on cutting-edge research and findings that explode assumptions. Yet, the research projects are never the whole story.

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Reddit Animals

JULY 6, 2023

The research used data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska. The research highlights the significant impact of warming oceans on marine birds, emphasizing the need for conservation efforts to protect these species. submitted by /u/supracooltech [link] [comments]

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Recognizing its value for eco-tourism and biogeographical research, it is essential to conserve this magnificent bird. Preserving its habitat through sustainable practices and encouraging responsible wildlife tourism are crucial steps in ensuring the continued existence of this charismatic species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2024

This led to the establishment of the Lowestoft Kittiwake Partnership (set up by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, together with then RSPB, the council, business groups, community members and with the help of the local MP) which seeks to safeguard nesting birds while reducing conflict with businesses and the owners of buildings in the town.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

These researchers preferred this property for their research due to its close proximity to the Arenal Volcano and resplendent natural environment. When the researchers returned home during their time off, they would tell their friends and family about the magic of this place, and year after year more and more people began arriving.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

Broadly speaking, birders care about the environment, particularly as it relates to wildlife habitat, and many donate accordingly: “Most respondents reported having donated to birdwatching and related issues (62%), as well as conservation of other birds (55%).” Citation: Patton, Stephanie. Paul, MN 55108. The post A Survey of U.S.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation. These are the words that define so much of our conversations about the natural world today. ” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

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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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Hello fellow wildlife lovers- I’m an Ecology & Biodiversity student currently conducting a research project on the hobby of birdwatching. If you consider yourself a birder, I would greatly appreciate your input for my survey ! Names and other identifying information will not be recorded. Thank you very much!

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Ranchers oppose the move.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) generally creates a formal plan to guide recovery efforts. Although the MBTA’s prohibitions are broad, there are many exceptions, including “take” for scientific research. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2024

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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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2015

Through the internet, they have forged bonds with other wildlife rehabililators throughout the world. In March, rehabbers in the United States will gather at the annual National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference to make contacts, swap information, and learn new techniques. Conservation India wildlife rehabilitators'

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

While drones have the potential be a great tool in the world of wildlife conservation, they can also pose a serious problem for the animals they’re trying to protect. In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

However, ongoing research at Sia Essential Species Repository (see below) reveals this is not always the case, and that there are actually five phases between albino and leucistic. I’ve seen her around, when I was setting my traps,” said the trapper himself, who brought her to Tamarack Wildlife Center , in Saegertown, PA.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

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. That’s the finding of a study recently published in The Auk.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. ” and its companion question, “Why is this bird here?”

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Because ingestion of spent lead shot has been documented to cause acute health problems in wildlife (most notably death), use of lead shot has been increasingly restricted over the past few decades. On federal wildlife refuges and many states’ wildlife management areas, non-toxic shot is required when hunting all game birds.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. According to the latest research data, the total Brown Bear population in Greece is 475 to 500 and here in the Pindos range there are 350 to 400 animals (Pilidis, 2015, in pub.).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Do a little research into this topic this weekend and report back… I’ll be up to my neck in both work and chilly rain, neither of which presage a good weekend of wildlife watching. But other locales, closer to the poles and further from the coast, may see migration drying up already, perhaps even over entirely.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

New research in The Auk: Ornithological Advances appears to have zeroed in on the culprit. (As in the photo above, courtesy of C. Hansen) The birds in question weren’t anywhere near the mid-continental hybridization zone where they could fraternize with their western red-shafted brethren.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

” The birds appear to be starving to death, so experts don’t believe a toxin is the culprit, said Julia Burco, a wildlife veterinarian for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish. Since then the deaths haven’t stopped.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Smithsonian Institute researcher is accused of trying to poison street cats outside her apartment building on 15th Street in Northwest. Dauphine works at the National Zoo studying wild birds, where her research has focused on one of birds’ enemies: cats. ” The Ph.D. Here’s hoping that Dauphine has her name cleared.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska. Best guess?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2016

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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