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Want to help protect rare birds during nesting season? Keep your…

(MENAFN- The Conversation) There are few happier sights than a dog bounding across the countryside. But for ground-nesting birds and other wildlife, the experience is quite different. Leaving a dog off-leash can disturb several species without the owner even noticing. And with spring and summer approaching, the breeding season for a wide variety of wildlife, …

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Want to help protect rare birds during nesting season? Keep your…

(MENAFN- The Conversation) There are few happier sights than a dog bounding across the countryside. But for ground-nesting birds and other wildlife, the experience is quite different. Leaving a dog off-leash can disturb several species without the owner even noticing. And with spring and summer approaching, the breeding season for a wide variety of wildlife, …

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Create safe spaces for birds

Philadelphia, USA is on a major route for millions of birds navigating the Atlantic Flyway, a particularly busy avian airway each spring. Starting April 1, some of Philadelphia’s most iconic skyscrapers — Comcast Technology Center, Cira Center and Liberty Place — will turn off or turn off their lights to prevent birds from colliding with …

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‘Serious concern for birds’: Deadly botulism outbreak in Waikato wetland kills thousands of birds, call for immediate action

Thousands of wetland birds have been killed by the recent outbreak of botulism. Photo / Fish and Game NZ A deadly outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino Wetland has killed thousands of birds, including some rare native species. Fish and Game New Zealand says it is “yet another wake-up call for urgent action” to …

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‘Serious concern for birds’: Deadly botulism outbreak in Waikato wetland kills thousands of birds, call for immediate action

Thousands of wetland birds have been killed by the recent outbreak of botulism. Photo / Fish and Game NZ A deadly outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino Wetland has killed thousands of birds, including some rare native species. Fish and Game New Zealand says it is “yet another wake-up call for urgent action” to …

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‘Serious concern for birds’: Deadly botulism outbreak in Waikato wetland kills thousands of birds, call for immediate action

Thousands of wetland birds have been killed by the recent outbreak of botulism. Photo / Fish and Game NZ A deadly outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino Wetland has killed thousands of birds, including some rare native species. Fish and Game New Zealand says it is “yet another wake-up call for urgent action” to …

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Hundreds of thousands of birds just haven’t bred after a stormy summer in Antarctica

December and January represent seabird breeding season in Antarctica, a time when it should be thousands of active nests. BBut heavy snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult for birds to access their usual grounds and resulted in a complete inability to breed for several species. A recent study published in the log Current …

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Hundreds of thousands of birds just haven’t bred after a stormy summer in Antarctica

December and January represent seabird breeding season in Antarctica, a time when it should be thousands of active nests. BBut heavy snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult for birds to access their usual grounds and resulted in a complete inability to breed for several species. A recent study published in the log Current …

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Hundreds of thousands of birds just haven’t bred after a stormy summer in Antarctica

December and January represent seabird breeding season in Antarctica, a time when it should be thousands of active nests. BBut heavy snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult for birds to access their usual grounds and resulted in a complete inability to breed for several species. A recent study published in the log Current …

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Hundreds of thousands of birds just haven’t bred after a stormy summer in Antarctica

December and January represent seabird breeding season in Antarctica, a time when it should be thousands of active nests. BBut heavy snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult for birds to access their usual grounds and resulted in a complete inability to breed for several species. A recent study published in the log Current …

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