Sentences with phrase «impact on bird populations»

But we need to ensure the use of materials like neodymium and concrete is kept to a minimum, that turbines use recycled materials wherever possible and that they are carefully sited to the reduce the already minimal impact on bird populations.»

«Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide,» explains an article on the RSPB website.

As the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds notes, in refreshingly straightforward language: «Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide... It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

«This is a prime example of how intensive management of forest lands for industrial purposes can have a direct impact on bird populations in a positive way.»

The positive impacts on bird populations are due to increased space and the presence of cattle.

Not exact matches

To investigate the impacts of climate fluctuations on Northwestern migratory bird populations, ecologist M. Philip Nott and colleagues at the Institute for Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2bird populations, ecologist M. Philip Nott and colleagues at the Institute for Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 199populations, ecologist M. Philip Nott and colleagues at the Institute for Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 199Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2000.

The agency concluded that the farm will have minimal impact on the population of migratory birds, the activity of local sea life and the ocean views of the politically powerful.

The effects of waste on larger animals, including birds with stomachs full of plastic, have garnered significant attention, he says, but «when you start altering [whole] populations,... that's when you get these true impacts.»

The population - level impact of these viruses on free - living wild bird species is currently unknown.

The impacts of the wetland maintenance programmes carried out in the wetlands of southern Finland on stopover and nesting bird populations were studied in 2004 - 2012.

This has been shown to have a small but significant impact on population size by increasing the number of breeding birds, as well as influencing the sex ratio.

Populations consisting of billions of birds that existed for tens of thousands of years would have had significant impacts on food resources, so understanding these impacts is vital to managing reintroduction efforts.

Over the long term, these findings will help scientists understand the impact of climate and land - use changes on bird populations.

Even if Oda's right about the two million birds, that says nothing about the impact on their populations.

Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations (2009) HAHF cites the 2009 paper co-authored by former Smithsonian researcher Nico Dauphiné (who resigned after being found guilty of attempted animal cruelty last year, after rat poison was found in cat food outside her apartment building) as evidence of «the incredible impact of free ranging cats on the bird populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.»

Counting Cats and Counting Birds In both studies, the authors quantified the impact of cat predation on bird populations by comparing different levels of predation with different bird densities.

Cats also have a profound impact on wildlife, particularly bird populations.

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«It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

And when it comes to the impact of cats on continental bird populations, ABC highlights rare and endangered species — but ignores entirely two key points.

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Even setting all that aside, the question remains: What impact does predation by cats have on bird populations?

Additional Evidence Many researchers have disputed the kind of broad, overreaching claims Lebbin et al. make about the impact of cats on bird population (and wildlife in general).

Forty of these species are often present in urban or suburban landscapes, where impacts of high cat densities on bird populations have been demonstrated elsewhere.

The authors have no idea what impact these cats might have on bird populations — which is the stated purpose of their paper.

Heritage is committed to minimizing the impact of our activities on bird and bat populations by properly planning and siting our wind farms, conducting preconstruction use surveys and post-construction mortality surveys, using only state of the art technology and design, utilizing effective best management practices, and implementing adaptive management.

Climate change and the increasing impact of polar bears on bird populations.

That's why we are focused on conserving habitat and reducing other threats that have the potential to reduce bird populations even before the impacts of climate change are fully realized.

Was the «expert» prediction correct that modern climate change (i.e., global warming) would have a significant negative impact on bird specie populations?