Sentences with phrase «for migratory»

These permanently protected lands provide important wildlife habitat for migratory birds including the Prothonotary and Swainson's Warblers, Yellow - billed Cuckoo and White - eyed Vireo.

Such small patches of green can still be helpful for migratory birds, according to an unrelated study published last week in the journal Landscape Ecology.

The FBI building isn't the only LEED - certified structure to cause problems for migratory birds.

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Reynolds is the lead scientist for migratory bird conservation for The Nature Conservancy's California Program, one of the organizations working on this project.

«It gives us the ability to look at the timing of arrival and wintering patterns for migratory birds in California.»

The research raises particular questions for migratory birds which fly north to breed.

Nature designed them as marine nurseries and havens for migratory birds, but humans are getting in the way.

Well, in an even older publication back from 2001 and also in Nature, two of the same group of Dutch researchers (Christiaan Both and Marcel Visser, NIOO - KNAW) already hypothesised that for some migratory birds, the difference of the warming speed between their winter grounds and nesting areas could actually be irrelevant, as the timing of their migration may not depend on temperature, but on an independent biological calendar:

But over recent decades West Europe has warmed faster than West Africa — promoting a temporal climate mismatch for migratory birds

Above graph (study discussed below) shows earlier spring arrival dates over a 140 year dataset for migratory birds in South and Central Sweden.

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) thanks Senator Whitehouse for cosponsoring the legislation and his leadership for migratory bird conservation.

Known as the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska, the expanse of public land is globally regarded as an ecological treasure, providing a nursery for migratory birds from every continent and free range for iconic species such as grizzly bears, musk oxen.

And wouldn't a river - going barge covered with plants, shrubs, and small trees provide a nice replacement stop - over for migratory birds that are getting squeezed out of their normal resting places?

He noted how healthy waterways were already being sacrificed for the power and waste disposal needs of industry and he predicted misfortune for their migratory fish.

Artist Statement «The refuge was established in 1958 as a wintering area for migratory waterfowl. Catahoula Lake, a 26,000 acre natural wetland renowned for its large concentrations of migratory waterfowl.»

Its RAMSAR wetlands are an internationally declared feeding ground for migratory birds and a critical habitat for rare and endangered species.

The Chuchki Sea is home to an estimated 2,000 polar bears and serves as the feeding grounds for migratory gray whales.

Above the waterline, Tubbataha serves as a stopover and sanctuary for migratory terns, boobies, and frigate birds.

These are feeding grounds for migratory shorebirds and home to several rare and threatened species: sea turtles, dugong and inshore dolphins to the lesser known mangrove - dwelling butterflies and false water rats.

Although not the body of water that it once was, US Fish & Wildlife is has taken on the challenge to improve the lagoon to create a better habitat for migratory and aquatic birds.

The Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge covers 7,000 acres and is a retreat for migratory birds.

The sanctuary serves as a breeding ground for migratory marine mammals, birds, and fish.

The wetland most likely served as a resting and feeding stop for migratory birds and nesting habitat for resident waterfowl.

Barkley Sound offers year - round fishing for both migratory (August) and «stay - at - home» salmon (early winter).

Tanzanian and Kenyan government authorities expressed their desire to conserve Lake Natron as an important habitat for migratory birds, especially the lesser flamingos, during their participation in the 2014 World Migratory Bird Day;

The park is internationally listed as a RAMSAR wetland and provides a vitally important site for migratory birds.

Michaelmas Cay is a unique coral cay which is also a protected bird nesting sanctuary for migratory seabirds - Enjoy a full day exploring the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef including:

This area is a natural haven for migratory ducks and other various birds, I have witnessed on many, many occasions of feral cats pouncing on the baby ducklings and ripping them to shreads, them carrying them as a prize.

Among the «actions [that] should be encouraged» is «legal action against colonies and colony managers, particularly in areas that provide habitat for migratory birds or endangered species.»

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) thanks Senator Whitehouse for cosponsoring the legislation and his leadership for migratory bird conservation.

... it may become incumbent upon us to take legal action against colonies and colony managers, particularly in areas that provide habitat for migratory birds or endangered species.

Participants addressed administrative and organizational matters and then discussed the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015 - 2023, the Future Shape of CMS and the draft budget 2015 - 2017.

Nel will study leatherback and loggerhead turtles in South Africa to test the «refugee species» concept in marine conservation and inform conservation planning for migratory endangered species.

After addressing a packed agenda, CMS COP11 adopted 35 resolutions, including, on: the lion, that will work towards an Appendix II listing proposal to be presented at COP12; the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015 - 2023; the Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species; the Central Asian Mammals Initiative; and the Renewable Energy and Migratory Species.

The CoW also addressed amended draft resolutions on: the strategic plan for migratory species 2015 - 23 (UNEP / CMS / COP11 / CRP1); the programme of work on climate change and migratory species (UNEP / CMS / COP11 / CRP2); and enhancing the relationship between the CMS family and civil society (UNEP / CMS / COP11 / CRP3).

For these migratory whales, geographical barriers do not exist in the vastness of the ocean, instead some rorquals differentiated by inhabiting different ecological niches.

The study, appearing October 29 in Nature, may improve conservation efforts for migratory birds.

«For migratory geese, when it comes to migrations, they are most driven by light cycles.

Crews started tearing down the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in 2011 and concluded in 2014, freeing the path for migratory fish for the first time in a century.

«We found that more dynamically altering the water levels in wetland units at the refuge improves habitat for migratory birds,» said Rosenberg.

Steve: Talk about why the park is so important for migratory birds.

A recent study from researchers at the University of Montana, National Audubon Society, Oregon State University and East Cascades Audubon Society shows food sources for migratory birds decline with low water levels and high salt content in lakes.

One of the interesting things to study, we know Central Park is important for migratory birds and we know that they depend upon the food resources that are here, but no one has ever really done a systematic survey of what actually they are feeding on, like we have never done a canopy study of all the invertebrates up in the trees to see what's coming out when and what is the predominant part of the diet of different birds and sort of quantifying; but what they have done — people have done — with shore birds and sort of gauging, weighing them, you know, catching them, weighing them, seeing how much weight they gain over time while they are rather resting and feeding before they depart on their northern trip.

Saline lakes, which provide critical habitats for migratory birds, are threatened globally and especially in the arid western United States.

Changes in bloom timing might not be good news for migratory animals, such as gray whales traveling from the Gulf of California to feed in the nutrient - rich waters of the Arctic shelf.

And it's like eastern Cuba is so important for migratory birds.

Good enough for migratory birds to avoid predators when napping in the daytime.

The converse was found to be true for migratory mammals, whose population size is increasing compared to their nonmigratory counterparts.

The Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) has also urged all signature countries to phase out the use of lead ammunition.