Sentences with phrase «dangers to birds»

The dispute underscores the conflicts between conservation groups and renewable energy interests, such as the ongoing issue with wind turbine farms imposing dangers to birds.

I would say this sentiment is not always shared by their supporters who will often cite dangers to birds when objecting to plans for new wind farms.

Zinc and Lead: Metals like lead and zinc pose a great danger to birds, so make sure your pet's cage, food and water bowls, and toys are made of safe materials.

Despite the widely propagated belief that throwing rice at weddings poses a danger to birds, the rice is harmless.

Not exact matches

I would many times look on the beasts with envy, wishing with all my heart I was in their place, that I might have no soul to lose; and when I have seen birds flying over my head, have often thought within myself, Oh, that I could fly away from my danger and distress!

Chemically inert dyes preclude any danger to vegetation, birds or animals.

For in those seconds I had consciously recognized the signal of the birds and the danger of being unable to shoot accurately through bush, had questioned my own reaction under panic conditions and, not trusting it, shouted to Owen to shoot and had then automatically fired my rifle and prepared it for a second shot.

Local Photographer Turns Lens to Birds That Crashed into Skyscrapers - Chicago Tonight - February 26, 2016 A yearlong exhibit highlighting the dangers of being a bird in a city with many tall buildings opened this month at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

The government is aware that there is currently much discussion within the poultry industry about the danger that the new EU legislation to improve the conditions for cage - reared birds might be implemented here but not elsewhere in Europe.

The population of wild birds is subject to the dangers resulting from the presence of toxic elements in the environment.

Plastic can take hundreds of years to degrade, so bottles and bags can be a danger to wildlife, strangling birds, mammals and fish, and soaking up toxic chemicals from seawater that can poison any creatures that swallow them.

Eventually the birds make their way back, but for researchers like Botha and Kaltenecker, it's unnerving to consider the countless dangers the vultures — some of the most endangered creatures on the planet — encounter when they're outside the protective borders of the park.

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications shows that traffic noise makes birds less responsive to alarm calls that would otherwise alert them to dangers such as predators.

Wind turbines are a notorious hazard for birds, but less well known is the danger they pose to bats.

Such a distributed system would also mean that each individual laser could be less powerful, reducing any possible danger from the beams to other aircraft or birds.

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

Maybe syntax developed because birds that didn't warn of danger before asking for a buddy to come over were less likely to survive.

The changes seemed to reflect the degree of danger each bird had experienced.

Some, such as the sceptics S. Fred Singer and Dennis Avery, see no danger at all, maintaining that a warmer planet will be beneficial for mankind and other species on the planet and that «corals, trees, birds, mammals, and butterflies are adapting well to the routine reality of changing climate».

We then realized we hadn't had any of the big father - son talks, really: the Birds and the Bees, the dangers of drinking, how to grill a steak and play poker.

All kids love to play with toys.Because of being a soft plush toy, kids can throw this Angry Birds Plush Pig at each other without danger of anyone getting hurt.and serves as a good companion to your child.

Animal conservation is at the heart of this moving novel, set in contemporary Scotland, that follows a young boy who rallies help to protect an endangered osprey — eventually tracking the electronically tagged bird's journey to Africa and finding allies to rescue her when she is in danger.

In addition to the danger of speeding vehicles, the birds were also subject to blinding by the white headlights of passing cars, making road - crossing even more dangerous for these little guys.

However, if the spacing between the bars gradually narrows toward the top of the cage, this can be a danger, as a bird can get a toe or even its bill stuck in the bars, leading to serious injury or death.

Pregnant women are often warned by the well - meaning and least informed about the dangers of scooping cat litter, dogs biting toddlers, bird diseases, and sundry reasons not to keep pets.

Clipping a bird's wings can help limit their access to these dangers.

Question: What are the dangers to pets as well as wild birds and animals to exposure to pre - and post-emergent herbicide spray?

Droppings from the large birds are a nuisance and a potential health problem for young children, and the birds themselves are a danger to airplanes.

But now, despite having called outdoor cats a serious danger to ground - nesting birds, endangered beach mice and other animals, the commission has done almost nothing to implement its policy.

In the wild, these vocalizations are necessary for survival, enabling these birds to find their mates and alert other flock members to predators and other dangers.

The outdoor dangers range from diseases and injuries from battles with other cats (who can also be the source of those diseases), to predators such as owls and other large birds of prey, to roaming dogs, or their wilder counterparts such as foxes, and of course, the very real danger posed by cars.

Officials claim the cat food left out for the cats attract birds, and in turn, the birds pose a potential danger to aircrafts at the airport.

Fluffy gets to breathe fresh air and chatter at the birds, and you get to rest easy knowing that your feline friend is safe from danger.

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Outdoor cats are subjected to not only more dangers such as other predators, cars etc, but also disease carried by insects, mice, birds etc they may ingest, that an indoor cat is not subjected to.

Home Sweet Home explores every notion of home — from the serenity of Dash's Afternoon # 2 (1965) and Porter's The Living Room (1952), to the instability conveyed by the present danger in Cline's Patriot, to the whimsical take on domesticity apparent in Christa Maiwald's embroidered canvas of a smug cat curled up on a layer cake, and Monica Banks's delicate English porcelain tea cake topped with a dead bird.

Jacquette uses her distinctive bird's - eye view to arrange powerful compositions, depicting well - known buildings, bridges, and neighborhood intersections with an acute attention to architectural detail, or identifying rural scenes subject to the dangers of encroaching civilization.

And you would think that if the polar bears, walruses, and sea birds have the good sense to respond to new conditions and new dangers, then humanity can respond as well.

By Tim Redford, Climate News Network: LONDON — Climate change doesn't just threaten species that are already vulnerable — it could have alarming consequences for a huge range of birds, corals and amphibians that no - one had considered in danger of extinction before, according to a new study.

His invention of an electron capture device that was able to detect tiny amounts of chemicals enabled other scientists both to understand the dangers of DDT to the egshells of birds and to figure out the ways in which chlorofluorocarbons were eroding the ozone layer.

Sometimes the dangers will be overstated and sometimes I think bird kill is just accepted as a consequence of the technology, although everything will be done to minimise the problems.

Well, a lot's happened this week in the ongoing, excruciating - to - watch saga of the BP Gulf spill — we saw oil continue to lap up on miles of coastline, hundreds of birds put in danger, estimates of the spill's size double, BP's stock plummet (causing

Well, a lot's happened this week in the ongoing, excruciating - to - watch saga of the BP Gulf spill — we saw oil continue to lap up on miles of coastline, hundreds of birds put in danger, estimates of the spill's size double, BP's stock plummet (causing some to float the word «bankruptcy»), we saw BP buy search terms like «oil spill» online to inform the public... about BP stock value, and we saw much more anger, chaos, and confusion.

Of all flu viruses that circulate in birds, the H5N1 presents the greatest danger to humans having caused the greatest number of deaths.

Named for the birds used to test for danger in a coal mine, they first appeared in 2002 when Vermont libraries posted «the FBI hasn't been here» signs in response to the Patriot Act, which allowed the government to demand information under gag orders.