Sentences with phrase «destroying bird habitats»

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But as the dodo's habitat was destroyed, the bird died out.

As dawn breaks, the tranquil scene of birds swimming peacefully in their habitat is brutally destroyed by the sound of gunfire.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed the habitat of breeding colonies in Louisiana's Pearl River Basin, for instance, but bird numbers held steady, researchers noted in the journal Forest Ecology and Management.

The migratory birds known as corncrakes were once populous throughout the U.K., until mechanized mowing destroyed their grass and meadow habitats.

Albert's towhee, an inconspicuous little brown bird, looked to be a good candidate for extinction 50 years ago: it depended on the moist strips along desert streams for habitat, and irrigation, ranching and urbanisation were rapidly destroying its homes.

Opponents say the dam is unnecessary, will block the migration of salmon and destroy the habitats of clams, in turn wrecking a unique haven for birds and aquatic life.

On your rather vigorous climb to the top of the ruins, you will see a variety of flora and fauna; of particular note is the strangler fig tree which engulfs cohune palms; while this destroys the cohune tree, it becomes a habitat for thriving bird life.

On your vigorous climb to the top of the ruins, you will see a variety of flora and fauna; of particular note is the strangler fig tree which engulfs cohune palms; while this destroys the cohune tree, it becomes a habitat for thriving bird life.

The tortoises, the iguanas, the seals, and most of the birds would be gone, and their habitat would be destroyed.

It has destroyed the habitat of many species of plants and animals, particularly boreal birds.

It argues, for example, that humans kill far more birds by destroying habitat.

An oil spill could devastate endangered species like polar bears and bowhead whales, destroy habitat for millions of migratory birds, and jeopardize the subsistence - based Inupiat culture.

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Wind and solar companies have been exempted from endangered species laws, to protect them against legal actions for destroying wildlife habitats, birds and bats.

The report says that particularly heavy bird population declines have been seen in Indonesia and Malaysia, the result on increased deforestation as logging and conversion to plantation agriculture destroys habitat.