Sentences with phrase «bird nesting habitat»

As the numbers of cats declined, the last having been killed in 2000, the rabbit population increased, to an estimated 100,000 by 2007 ---- and rabbit damage to bird nesting habitat proved far more damaging to the sea bird population than cat predation ever had been.

Not exact matches

He was speaking philosophically about the plight of man; that while birds have nests and other animals have their natural habitats, there is no natural place for the children of man to rest their heads.

California vineyards are designed with the larger ecosystem in mind, preserving vernal pools, oak woodlands, and other wildlife habitats and creating nest boxes for owls, raptors and other beneficial birds.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of big trees as habitat for migratory and local bird populations and other wildlife species — a requirement not present in SAN's current 2010 standard.

Protected areas are not sufficient for nature conservation, especially for migratory species (e.g. birds) because surrounding habitats are agricultural lands which often create negative externalities.

Nourishment of Dead Neck will 1) restore acres of open sand habitat for nesting birds, 2) provide a sand source to widen the Nantucket Sound beach over approximately 5 - 10 years, and 3) protect the island from breaching.

Results led directly to control activities focusing on protection of habitat for grassland nesting birds.

Mass Audubon and Three Bays Preservation are seeking permits to restore coastal bird habitat on Dead Neck Sampsons Island by renourishing important nesting areas on the island.

Nesting materials including sticks and rocks have been placed in the habitat this week for the birds to collect and arrange into love nests before they pair up for mating season.

As the penguins prepare to pair up for mating season, sticks and rocks necessary for nest building have been introduced in the habitat where they will be carefully collected and arranged by the birds.

UK regulations made pursuant to the EU Birds Directive (originally enacted in 1979, which you can read in its latest amended and consolidated form here) aim to protect endangered bird species and habitats, but do not prescribe any rules about cats or housing or distance from development.

The researchers found that the body condition of alligators found near wading bird nesting colonies was higher than those in similar habitat without active colonies, independent of a range of environmental variables.

But beauty won't save the pinyon jay nor will blandness work against its cousin when climate change raises temperatures and alters bird habitats in the southwestern United States, according to research sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Zuckerman isn't trying to show birds in their natural habitat.

Exotic plantations can not serve as habitats for indigenous birds and animals, and «monocultures have limited value in conserving endangered species,» the authors point out in the paper.

Beginning in early spring, FWS personnel regulate water flows throughout the refuge to safeguard habitat for the hundreds of thousands of migratory birds that use the 76,000 - hectare refuge as a key stopover and nesting ground.

«As long as the older trees are not so stressed that they do not produce many viable seeds, [and] the dispersal mechanism — for example, wind, birds, mammals — is present, and the habitat where the seed lands has the appropriate soil, nutrients and temperature,» says biologist Terry Root of Stanford University, who was not involved in the study, «then the trees will be able to shift.»

These two patterns — termed by the authors «pigment as parasol» and the «dark car effect» — combined with a knowledge of the nesting behavior and habitats of birds, can lead to predictions as to why the eggs of some birds vary across species from blue to white.

One of the management activities that the park is really focusing on is especially on these woodlands, of restoring the forest floor and make sure that leaves remain, not raking them up and when branches fall, letting them remain in place so that they could decompose, this again because it's going to restore the whole forest system and also it's good foraging habitat for all these wild birds we are seeing here, kicking through the underbrush and kicking through the leaves looking for worms and other insects and other invertebrates.

Enduring swarms of biting black flies, numerous flat tires, and even a night spent stranded in the woods with a broken ATV, they also collected a variety of data on habitats where the birds nested, including vegetation density, spruce and fir cone production, and red squirrel abundance.

The bald eagle was nearly extinct in the continental U.S. by the late 20th century, but the population has since stabilized, primarily due to habitat protection and a ban on DDT, an insecticide that weakened the birds» eggs so much that the eagles could not produce viable offspring.

When birds face the destruction of their habitat, some species don't make it while others survive.

Nest site preferences in birds evolve over time based upon nest survival rates in different habitats, and may be confounded by the novel cues introduced by non-native plants,» adds Anna Chalfoun of the University of Wyoming, an expert on wildlife - habitat relationshNest site preferences in birds evolve over time based upon nest survival rates in different habitats, and may be confounded by the novel cues introduced by non-native plants,» adds Anna Chalfoun of the University of Wyoming, an expert on wildlife - habitat relationshnest survival rates in different habitats, and may be confounded by the novel cues introduced by non-native plants,» adds Anna Chalfoun of the University of Wyoming, an expert on wildlife - habitat relationships.

The results, published in Ecology Letters, not only offer hope to farmers battling the beetle, but also provide an incentive to protect wildlife habitat: the more forest grew on and near a coffee farm, the more birds the farm had, and the lower its infestation rates were.

Because the brant is smaller than the other two birds that nest in the area — snow geese and cackling geese — it is at a disadvantage when competing for habitat and food.

The abundance of foraging wading birds was also tied to the phases of the moon, but this turned out not to be driven directly by changes in the availability of shallow - water habitat.

Birds may be avoiding habitats near noisy highways because they can't hear fellow birds» alarms that warn them of attacking hawks or Birds may be avoiding habitats near noisy highways because they can't hear fellow birds» alarms that warn them of attacking hawks or birds» alarms that warn them of attacking hawks or owls.

They suggest that spreading urbanization and development can negatively impact birds» well - being through proximity to their habitat, not just its destruction.

The lab results suggest that one group of spiders could reward mimicry whereas the other penalizes it, but it's not yet clear how important those particular spiders are to the mimics in their natural habitat — especially compared with other predators such as birds.

The habitat overlap of polar bears and their main prey, ringed seals, is disappearing and the bears are instead getting closer to nesting birds

Bird and bumblebee species that nest late in the year are suffering more from the destruction of habitats, new research suggests.

It's one of the largest intact forest ecosystems left on Earth; it's actually only three or four places that have these large unfragmented habitats left and because of that it holds some of the largest populations of mammals and birds — some of the largest populations of wolves, for example, in, caribou as well as, we estimate one to three billion birds that nest there every year and that's some of the birds that are actually stopping off at Central Park.

«Late - nesting birds, bees face habitat threat.»

When researchers left pesticide - soaked cotton balls in the birds» habitats, the finches added bits of the treated cotton to their nests and nearly eliminated one of their chief enemies: parasitic flies.

Linking snake habitat use to nest predation risk in grassland birds: the dangers of shrub cover.

While the Heath Hen and Passenger Pigeon de-extinction projects have begun to receive coverage in the press (see UnDark magazine «s piece on resurrecting the heath hen and National Geographic on reviving the passenger pigeon), the versatile uses of genomic technologies for avian conservation hasn't yet reached many professional and citizen scientists working to save birds and their habitats.

About Site - American Bird Conservancy is a not - for - profit organization whose mission is to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

Washington, DC About Blog American Bird Conservancy is a not - for - profit organization whose mission is to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

In their natural habitats, male birds will use a large stick to «drum» against a hollow tree before choosing where to build a nest.

Extra strength used to escape or fend off intruders, being chased by dogs or children or even scarcity of food and habitat can derail a bird's migration and nesting.

Cat defenders say that the new estimates won't change their belief that cats are scapegoats for bird habitat loss, chemicals used in fertilizers and insecticides, and collisions with man - made objects.

Didn't you just explain to us in a very well - written and convincing way that green suburbs are among the best habitats for birds?

Could it be that the birds not seen in the cat area were also responding to a specialized habitat — by «migrating» to a place with less human activity (e.g., the no - cat area), for example?

On islands and in fragmented urban and suburban habitats unnaturally high densities of cats are not only capable of reducing or eradicating populations of birds and small mammals, they can out - compete native predators like foxes and weasels.

«To thrive in these [fragmented] habitats birds must have special adaptations such as the ability to respond to frequent nest predation and parasitism and to forage on a wide variety of seasonally available foods.

Human development has caused lots of habitat destruction, but yet again, this is not the issue - just unprotected feral cats vs FEDERALLY protected birds.

bird feeders and nesting boxes — but as much to compensate for the destruction of habitat caused by the creation of the plot on which their home stands than for the occasional kill that their cat makes.

But most pet birds, especially the medium to large parrots, are not too many generations away from their wild kin, so it makes sense to keep them in a place that closely resembles their wild habitats.

Finding homes for these animals means those homes are not available for rescued animals, and even these pets may end up contributing to the feral population which contributes to the destruction of the natural habitat of «native» animals such as birds.

If the walls of perfectly preserved fossils aren't enough to excite your kids, they'll find penguin colonies, rare birds and stunning blue marine habitats full of dive worthy fish and features.