Sentences with phrase «endangered birds such»

Fauna include over 200 species of birds including endangered birds such as the black cat bird.

Not exact matches

«We will be working together to deliver environmental water to smaller local wetland and floodplain sites to improve habitat and provide refuges for endangered and threatened native bird and fish species such as the Regent Parrot and the Murray Hardyhead,» Mr Reilly said.

Available data demonstrate that organic management of rice paddy fields provides optimal foraging areas for birds and is beneficial to many endangered species of birds, such as the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), little egret (Egretta garzetta), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), purple heron (Ardea purpurea), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), black - winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) and many others.

Ecological research already carried out in these national parks and surrounding coffee plantations has shown the presence of more than 300 species of birds, (including endemic species, threatened forest specialists and birds of prey e.g. Black Hawk - Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus), 31 mammals species (some of them are endangered species such as the ocelot, cacomistle and Mexican porcupine), 26 reptile species, and 326 tree and bush species.

Donlan and his colleagues have proposed «conservation mortgages» (pdf)-- essentially microfinance loans or equipment loans whose terms are directly linked to biodiversity outcomes, such as endangered birds» hatching success.

It is even less diverse than other endangered mammals, such as the cheetah or Tasmanian devil, or birds, like the crested ibis or osprey.

It is an internationally important site for bird life, listed under the Ramsar Convention, and home to endangered species such as the Dalmatian pelican.

Such advances in the domestic chicken open the possibility of using advanced reproductive techniques for endangered birds to aid captive breeding programs.

In the Classroom: After reading Hoose's The Race to Save the Lord God Bird or Moonbird, students can look at other books about birds that have lived long lives, such as Darcy Pattison and Kitty Harvill's Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, or that are endangered, such as Sy Montgomery's Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot.

Wildlife laws exist at the federal and state level that are designed to protect species such as migratory birds, and those listed as endangered or threatened.

The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American Tribal governments with their conservation efforts.

The dune area is also important, as it hosts endangered species such as the vascular plants Seaside birds beak and Eastwoods Ericameria.

The Southern California Bight is home to over 195 species of birds, including endangered species such as the light - footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes).

Belize is home to hundreds of endangered animals, birds, and plants that thrive on the reef, all of which could be endangered by drilling practices and potential oil spills such as the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010 that took place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico.

In such light, I offer several articles to remind them of the effectiveness with which feral domestic felines have dispatched many species of endangered birds, reptiles, and small mammals:

Namibia's Etosha National Park, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles.4

Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) reject the assessment's claim that the planned Icebreaker wind energy facility would have little to no impact on birds and bats, citing the critical importance of Lake Erie to migratory birds such as the endangered Kirtland's Warbler.

Even more, the pythons were eating endangered birds and wiping out other native animals, such as raccoons, rabbits, bobcats, and deer.

Other problems with the LBWEG as perceived by HMANA include its failure to require that developers of industrial wind energy projects avoid known bird migration pathways and daily movement flyways, avoid features of the landscape known to attract raptors (such as ridge lines and coastlines), avoid areas formally designated as Important Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species bird migration pathways and daily movement flyways, avoid features of the landscape known to attract raptors (such as ridge lines and coastlines), avoid areas formally designated as Important Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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.

This includes the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, four endemic bird species (Laysan Duck, Laysan Finch, Nihoa Finch and Nihoa Millerbird, and six species of endangered plants such as the Fan Palm.