Sentences with phrase «for migratory birds»

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

And a haven for migratory birds and other wildlife is vanishing.

The hope is that it will become a stop for migratory birds along Lake Michigan's shoreline.

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

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

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Goals included reforestation and creation of forest corridors to improve habitat, especially for migratory birds, and working with coffee farmers to re-establish shade trees and convert to organic production.

Learn about the secret life of pollinators, discover tadpoles, search for migratory birds, and plant seedlings of native wildflowers.

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

This ecosystem, the largest of its kind in the Middle East and western Eurasia, once was a key winter stop on the intercontinental flyway for migratory birds and waterfowl, a nursery ground for shrimp caught in Kuwait, and a filtration system that removed toxins and irrigation runoff before the rivers flowed into Persian Gulf fisheries.

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.

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

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

It also connects to the Biological Corridor of the Nicoya Peninsula, and as such provides an important channel for migratory birds and other animals.

At this crossroads for migratory birds, where 84 distinct life zones foster an astonishing array of endemic species, nearly 2,000 avian species have been identified — more than in all of Europe and North America combined.

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

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

The result, announced in 2015, was a conservation corridor connecting two protected areas and providing habitat for migratory birds like Cerulean Warbler (shown) as well as year - round residents like Gorgeted Wood - Quail.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

... 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.

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

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

The island of youth or the island of pines which are very important for migratory birds.

For migratory birds, whose very survival depends on the conservation of habitat across borders, the conversion of forests to farmland poses a real threat.

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

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

They provide recreation, eco-tourism, hunting and the benefits of improved water quality and habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.»

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

Ponds in the Barrow Peninsula also serve as a major food source and nesting habitat for migratory birds, including certain waterfowl on the threatened species list, such as the spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) and Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri).

For migratory birds, this happens in Europe where they raise their young and there are not as many different pathogens.

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.»

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?

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: