Sentences with phrase «as curlew»

Foxes not only kill threatened species of ground nesting birds, such as curlew and lapwing, but also gamebirds and domestic poultry.»

Our results emphasise the need for wind farms to avoid areas with high densities of potentially vulnerable species such as curlews and golden plover, and help offer a way forward by informing the likely extent of positive habitat management which may help to offset the impacts of development.»

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Other species such as red grouse, golden plover, curlew and black grouse are listed as likely to benefit from the «legal control of generalist predators».

This bird could be extinct as a UK breeding bird if we do not act and we encourage anyone to share records of curlew breeding attempts and engage with local projects.»

These threats might be offset if a program of economic incentives can be devised for farmers to maintain flooding of crops, such as alfalfa and irrigated pasture, to the benefit of both farmers and curlews.

Now I'm going to have to work with marketing to iron out a couple of problems, one being that B&N has the book's publisher listed as Outskirts Press instead of Curlew Press.

The islands and surrounding reefs provide valuable habitat for threatened species such as humpback whales, dugong, loggerhead turtles and beach - stone curlews.

Curlew Park is an ideal base from which to explore the surrounding attractions of the south - east of South Australia, such as the world heritage listed Naracoorte Caves, Coorong National Park, the wine districts of Padthaway and Coonawarra and the coastal areas of Kingston, Robe and Beachport.

But ABC said further that, if not done right, wind energy also poses a serious threat to various species of birds, including birds of prey such as the Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Short - eared Owl, and Flammulated Owl; endangered and threatened species such as the California Condor, Kirtland's Warbler, Whooping Crane, Snail Kite, Marbled Murrelet, Hawaiian Goose, and Hawaiian Petrel; and other species of special conservation concern such as the Bicknell's Thrush, Sprague's Pipit, Cerulean Warbler, Oak Titmouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, Brewer's Sparrow, Long - billed Curlew, Bay - breasted Warbler, and Blue - winged Warbler.

Washington traffic school, also known as defensive driving, is taken to dismiss Curlew Washington traffic tickets or reduce fines and also for auto insurance discounts.