Sentences with phrase «u.s. national bird»

Humans, in turn, flock to where the eagles are, hoping to get a glimpse — or a great camera shot — of the majestic U.S. national bird.

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The U.S. National Science Foundation — funded effort will tap extensive museum collections as much as possible, instead of freshly caught bird samples, and will sequence about 5000 short pieces of the DNA, focusing on regions that are very highly conserved among all birds.

The National Institutes of Health oversees studies of mice, along with rats and birds; the U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors larger animals.

The study, by researchers at University of Wisconsin - Madison, the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, focused on a nest - protection program that was based on the logical assumption that endangered birds would reproduce and prosper if people are kept away from their nests.

Studies involving rabbits and larger mammals, for example, are overseen chiefly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C. Federally funded studies of rats, mice, and birds are subject to different rules and a different overseer, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

Eben Paxton of the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and colleagues looked at population trends for seven species of native forest birds living on Kauai's Alakai Plateau, the eroded crater of a long - extinct volcano.

Thanks to a combination of factors and the hard work of bird lovers and scientists, peregrine falcons are once again common across the U.S., graduating off the national endangered species list as of 1999.

Is there a place in the U.S. — outside of national parks and forests perhaps — for huge flocks of this bird to roam free anew?

Last December, the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) concluded that publications about the work — which for the first time made the deadly bird flu virus transmissible in mammals — should redact key details to reduce the chances of bioterrorists using the information.

The authors suggest that their findings reinforce the importance of the U.S. National Parks to the conservation of birds in the face of climate change and the value of monitoring species distribution to better inform conservation and management strategies.

Representation and logistical support also came from the American Bird Conservancy, San Diego Zoo Global, the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

She talks about her extensive travels, about transitioning from bird watching to bird listening, and about her myriad athletic pursuits, including participating on the U.S. national rowing team.

The 2015/2016 American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey reports latest bird ownership numbers at 6.1 million U.S. households.

- APPA Releases 2007 - 2008 National Pet Owners Survey, the Most Comprehensive Data Examining Demographics and Consumer Habits, of U.S. Dog, Cat, Fish, Bird, Horse, Reptile, and Small Animal Owners -

Biannually APPA's National Pet Owner's Survey, the pet industry's most comprehensive consumer research study, examines demographics, buying habits, and other traits of U.S. owners of dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, and small animals.

A national debate has simmered since a 2013 study by the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that cats kill up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion small mammals annually in the United States.

Every two years APPA's National Pet Owner's Survey, the pet industry's most comprehensive consumer research study, examines demographics, buying habits, and other traits of U.S. owners of dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, and small animals.

While at WWF, he coordinated reviews of climate impacts on U.S. national parks, marine ecosystems, and migratory birds, in addition to climate vulnerability assessments in southern Africa and China.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

The latest battle ground in the debate is opening up in Cape Hatteras National Park in North Carolina, where Senator Hagan (D - NC) joined U.S. Senator Burr (R - NC) in a legislative move to withdraw national park protections for baby birds and sea turtles endangered by off - road vNational Park in North Carolina, where Senator Hagan (D - NC) joined U.S. Senator Burr (R - NC) in a legislative move to withdraw national park protections for baby birds and sea turtles endangered by off - road vnational park protections for baby birds and sea turtles endangered by off - road vehicles.