Sentences with phrase «habitat needs»

Not birds with narrow habitat needs like the northern spotted owl, but common, yard birds.

The Program, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners, tribes and schools on a voluntary basis to help meet the habitat needs of federal trust species.

Most of these species are unknown, and even for the ones we know about, we have very little information about their current population size and distribution, life cycle habitat needs, extinction drivers, and mechanisms to eliminate these drivers as soon as possible.

Sierra Pacific Industries is incorporating these newly understood habitat needs into its modern forest management practices that already closely mimic natural forest events.

Conservation projects address topics of current importance such as developing an understanding of biodiversity and wildlife habitat needs, the contributions of sustainably managed forests to water quality, and quantifying the value of these forests toward mitigating climate change.

We also recommend visiting the displays at the Whale Interpretative Centre that highlight the biology, habitat needs and threats to orcas and other local marine mammals.

A gerbil habitat needs to provide enough room for at least two gerbils, and give them space to run and jump.

However, as with any parrot species, their habitat needs to be at least big enough for them to flap their wings freely.

Once you have decided which critter is right for you, shop online or in store for all their habitat needs.

With many years caring for birds and exotics, as well as our special interest in the health and habitat needs of these remarkable pets, we are confidant in our ability to offer your pet the care he or she deserves.

In both cases, people can act sooner if results show that a species or habitat needs protecting.

These guidelines will help site managers become familiar with overwintering monarch habitat needs and provides a roadmap to develop site - specific management plans to benefit monarchs in both the short - and long - term.

As an eagle conservationist, I am on the road for most of my work time because it is still necessary to create a sense of understanding for the species» habitat needs.

DeMatteo's study, which examined the habitat needs of jaguars, pumas, ocelots, oncillas and bush dogs, offers a more nuanced approach, suggesting that the optimal footprint for habitat corridors should be drawn with the overlapping needs of many species in mind.

About 80 percent of threatened birds, 75 percent of threatened amphibians, and 19 percent of threatened corals are considered «susceptible» to climate change in the future owing to their specialized habitat needs, physiological limitations, or other factors.

At least 30 per cent of native habitat needs to be preserved to maintain current levels of biodiversity

These animals offer insight into unique adaptations and habitat needs of many species of Massachusetts» fauna.

Instead, reserves for the preservation of habitats need be created such as the two hundred and fifty - two reserves established in sixty - six countries under UNESCO's Biosphere program.

In this new study scientists calculated how much it would cost to set aside land in priority landscapes across the whole Atlantic Forest in order to restore the minimum amount of habitat needed to conserve biodiversity and maintain ecosystem functions.

The researchers consider strategic planning to be vital and offsets which involve damage to ape habitat need to be planned on a broader scale.

«The existing isolated and partially unsuitable islands of giant panda habitat need to be expanded and connected if the species is to survive.»

These habitats need disturbance in the form of fire, grazing, or ocean salt spray to maintain their structure and the dozens of rare species that live there.

Rabbit habitats need to minimally provide enough room for the rabbits litter box, toys, food and water bowls, and still permit enough room for the rabbit to lay down completely stretched out.

Cats are not very big, and in some habitats they need to kill prey animals, such as rats, that are almost as big as they are.

«Each department features rail runners giving helpful hints and a soft sell of the products featured in that area and shelf talkers that educated the consumer on the type of feeder, seed and habitat needed to attract the species.

It is also important for retailers to maintain invertebrates in a way that showcases them to their best advantage while giving them the habitat they need to survive.

Our vision is a place where generations of adults and youth can learn and grow while creating habitat needed by animals that once thrived here.

The applications for 3D printing in space are endless and could drive space exploration by allowing on - demand manufacturing of objects like tools and habitats needed for human missions, housing and laboratories could be built by robots using printed building blocks that take advantage of available soils and minerals and astronauts on long - duration space missions also could print and recycle tools as they are needed, saving mass, volume and resources.

If more people are aware of how beautiful wildlife is, then hopefully they will become involved in preserving that wildlife and the habitat needed to allow those species to thrive.

It allows for the central African Mountain Gorilla, an important endangered species, to have the habitat they need to survive and thrive.

Not exact matches

«By failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role of an economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere.»

The new system could potentially supply the power human crews on the Martian surface would need to energize habitats and run processing equipment to transform resources such as ice on the planet into oxygen, water and fuel, NASA said.

No predictions were made as to the future habitability of the Town of Tangier at 2100 or the types of habitat (upland or wetland) that might be present, though study authors did note that interior water had increased over time and that present upland ridges may need to be raised in the future.

In environmental policy, the Party promises stronger greenhouse gas emission regulations and enforcement in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of cities.

Through our exclusive habitat control panel within our App, you will be able to easily access future Petrics products like our Climate Controlled Smart Pet Bed and Activity Tracker collar where you can identify activity and caloric burn rates, providing a feedback loop to ensure that the diet, weight, and activity align for your pet's personalized needs, all while providing the most comfortable temperature for your pet.

Our past experience, direct and indirect, introduces us to the myriad possibilities relevant to our normal habitat — for this we do not need God.

@transframer — With all due respect, you didn't really address the issues raised regarding: 1) actual # of extant vertebrate species; 2) the fact that land inverts «breath air» and would have drowned if not accounted for on the ark; 3) that the dino genera identified in the wiki link far exceeds 50; 4) the need to account for extinct land vertebrates in addition to those still around; 5) that many marine fish would have died as their habitat's salinity dropped; 6) that your % allotments for food / water don't reflect the fact that many forms require fresh meat and / or eat disproportionately to their sizes; 7) the specific dietary / environmental constraints involved in the migration to the Ark and the return trips from Mt. Ararat.

In Schumacher's view, goals of agriculture should be directed «to keep man in touch with living nature, of which he is and remains a highly vulnerable part; to humanize and ennoble man's wider habitat; and to bring forth the foodstuffs and other materials which are needed for a becoming life.

If we are to meet the environmental needs of our time, it is important that we accept our surroundings — the earth and the universe itself — as a hospitable habitat, a home.

Acts of parliament need to be passed, as in the state of Victoria in Australia, that provide for the preservation of species by preserving critical habitats.

What we need is habitat - specific recommendations for the species composition.

We are helping to preserve crucial habitat for thousands of distinct plants and animals that need large intact tracts of forest to survive.

Making sure that coffee farmers receive a living wage is one way to help preserve habitat — both by encouraging sustainable coffee farming methods that produce the highest quality coffee, and by empowering farmers economically and reducing their need to exploit the environment for survival.

(citation needed) Shaded Kona cultivation systems show greater biodiversity than full - sun systems, and those more distant from continuous forest compare rather poorly to undisturbed native forest in terms of habitat value for some bird species.

«The reason why he was so important and difficult to get is what he did in the Premier League because obviously there are other good strikers in football but the Premier League is a very specific habitat, a different habitat, normally they need some time to adapt and Lukaku plays in Premier League for the last four or five seasons,» Mourinho told reporters.

A difficult habitat for strikers and normally they need some time to adapt, but Lukaku has been in the Premier League for five seasons.

We have all the field equipment you'll need to go on excursions and mini-treks to explore some of our favorite habitats!

«We need to send a message to the these kids that you don't have to do habitat for humanity to pad your resume to catch the eye of an admissions officer,» Pope said.

Mass Audubon often needs funds quickly when a critical piece of property becomes available, or we have an opportunity to protect important habitat where local fundraising alone is insufficient.

While exploring field, forest, and wetland habitats, students will search for the food, water, and shelter their animal needs for survival.