Sentences with phrase «on birds in»

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Among the many findings, an analysis published last week on birds in the lower layers of greenery found that it would take a fragment measuring at least 2,500 acres — 10 times as large as the biggest one in the experiment — to prevent a decline of 50 percent in those bird varieties in just 15 years or so.

Dauphiné, N. and Cooper, R.J., Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations, in Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Tropics.

Fiore, C.A., The Ecological Implications of Urban Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Predation on Birds In the City of Wichita, Kansas, in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Will they remove Dauphine's Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States from the ABC website now that she's been convicted, or does ABC still stand by her so - called research?

As the title — «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) On Birds In the United States: A Review of Recent Research with Conservation and Management Recommendations» — suggests, the primary purpose was to describe the cats» impact on birds.

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.»

«The Audubon magazine recently cited a new peer - reviewed paper by University of Nebraska — Lincoln — researchers concluding that feral cats — domestic that live outdoors and are ownerless — in other words, feral — account for $ 17 billion — that's billion — in economic loss from predation on birds in the U.S. every year.»

I have my doubts — in part because Loyd was among those former Smithsonian researcher and fellow Warnell alum Nico Dauphiné thanked «for helpful information, advice, ideas, and discussion in researching this subject» in her 2009 paper «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on Birds in the United States.»

Dutch ecologist Maarten Loonen of the University of Groningen has conducted summer research studies on birds in and around Ny - Ålesund since 1990, with support from his wife, a trained scientist who has a coordinator position at the school.

While experts were fixated on birds in Asia, this strain came from pigs in Mexico.

So he got in touch with Rohrbach Farm, a local poultry producer, and was given a cut - rate price on the birds in return for a promise to promote and advertise the farm.

For more information on birding in Belize click here.

A good source of information on birding in the Northern Vancouver Island region is the Malcolm Island Birding Club.

Joseph Wright of Derby A new free display examines this great 18th - century artist of science and his masterpiece An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, which has been lent by the National Gallery.

From the 17th and 18th centuries the list includes one Van Dyck (An Equestrian Portrait of Charles I), one Gainsborough (Mr and Mrs Andrews), two Stubbs (Whistlejacket; and Cheetah, a Stag and 2 Indians), and two Wright of Derby's (A Philosopher Giving That Lecture on the Orrery, in Which a Lamp is Put in the Place of the Sun; and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump).

Not exact matches

Each day, more than 2.5 million people in the US hop on a plane, taking to the sky the same way birds have been doing for millennia.

Rovio capitalized on the sudden popularity of Angry Birds in a big way through licensing rights.

Dutch sailors discovered the bird on the island of Mauritius in the 17th century.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird found only in Colorado and Utah.

In a similar vein, retail giant Walmart also unveiled plans to offer an early bird special on discounts.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird which is found only in Colorado and Utah.

Environmental groups have started a new court battle over protections for an imperiled bird on Western U.S. public lands but called a truce in a separate lawsuit involving the bird's smaller cousin.

Environmental groups have launched a pair of court battles over protections for an imperiled bird on public land in the Western U.S. but called a truce in a third lawsuit involving its smaller cousin.

Josh Bruno's grandfather enjoys the simpler things in life: Watching the Phillies on television, or feeding the many birds in his backyard.

It appears that Las Vegas oddsmakers are not in total agreement with movie experts, as the online gambling site Bovada actually has Three Billboards (20/23) as the odds - on bet to win the Best Picture race over the likes of The Shape of Water (7/5), Get Out (11/2), and Lady Bird (14/1).

There's Hellraiser «s Pinhead, standing in for Pinterest; there's The Birds» Tippi Hedren being attacked by a flock of Twitter logos; and of course American Psycho's murderous investment banker Patrick Bateman, professionally creeping on LinkedIn.

«Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people,» wrote Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

Asked if he thought Bird made mistakes with its launch, VanderZanden answered carefully: «Our approach is to work with cities very early on in the process, so we reached out, started a dialogue with Santa Monica the week we actually launched... Any time there's new innovation it's never clear exactly where you fit into the permitting and regulatory scheme.»

Whether they help pass the dead time in traffic or spiral you to run harder on the treadmill, they're the perfect mix of information and entertainment — it's really like killing two (or three) birds with one stone.

On Monday, San Francisco's city attorney issued a cease - and - desist order against Bird, Spin, and LimeBike for the unlawful operation of scooters in the city, ABC7 News is reporting.

In all, Rovio hopes that by the summer, the birds will reach 100 million players, both on and off the phone.

Back in February, the company announced that it has «returned to profitable growth» after a «record performance» in the gaming division and «a blockbuster release» of a movie based on Angry Birds, which received iffy reviews from critics and audiences, according to the site Rotten Tomatoes.

On Monday, McDonald's Corp. also blamed fears over bird flu for a decline in China sales for the month.

The Angry Birds firm on Friday set the initial price range for its Helsinki flotation at $ 10.25 - $ 11.50 ($ 12.24 - $ 13.73) per share, which would give it a valuation somewhere in the region of $ 1 billion.

Keep in mind, the lower, initial pricing must truly be a discount on the market price so that the additional pricing levels, once the early birds are sold out, are still attractive.

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

Beginning this fall, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics is going to meet Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers in a nonstop game of one - on - one.

In Chappelle's recent stand - up special «The Bird Revelation,» which premiered on Netflix New Year's Eve, the comedian did an extended bit on the women who accused Louis C.K. of unwanted masturbation, calling them «weak» for letting C.K.'s behavior affect them — or in one woman's case, stopping her from pursuing a career in comedIn Chappelle's recent stand - up special «The Bird Revelation,» which premiered on Netflix New Year's Eve, the comedian did an extended bit on the women who accused Louis C.K. of unwanted masturbation, calling them «weak» for letting C.K.'s behavior affect them — or in one woman's case, stopping her from pursuing a career in comedin one woman's case, stopping her from pursuing a career in comedin comedy.

British Airways passengers in need of a nap will soon have the option to zone out on hours of footage of people knitting, walking in the park and feeding birds.

«I was wrong, and here was a second lieutenant calling a full - bird colonel on it in front of the entire group.»

What does an exotic bird with a colorful beak sitting on a branch in the rain forest look like to you?

That means consumers may have more opportunities to snag a good deal, and they may be able to pick whether they want to be a night owl, and stake out retailers opening at midnight on Black Friday; or an early bird, and awake before dawn; or eschew the entire thing, and go shopping in their pajamas from their computer at home.

In the «Trump Dump» app, players who fly a bird safely through a wall are rewarded with a chance to poop on Donald Trump, as shown in screenshots of the gamIn the «Trump Dump» app, players who fly a bird safely through a wall are rewarded with a chance to poop on Donald Trump, as shown in screenshots of the gamin screenshots of the game.

«Isaac Singer's first sewing machines came in wooden crates,» Matthew Bird, a professor at RISD who is an authority on the history of industrial design, explained to Inc last year.

No. 4: Social Media Marketing Advice: Be the early bird Savvy entrepreneurs are abandoning chatter in favor of running actual marketing campaigns on social media sites.

If the bird clears the wall without smashing into it, you get to make it take a virtual crap on the candidate — releasing more droppings, in the form of poop emoticons, each time as you advance to the next level of the game.

Assessing the size is also difficult: even though the perspective might be a factor here, the object seems to be smaller than the F - 16s, but probably much larger than a micro-drone as the bird - sized Perdix drones, 103 of those, launched from three F / A -18 F Super Hornets, took part in one of the world's largest micro-drone swarms over the skies of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California on Oct. 25, 2016.

«While walking your dog, to get the mail, or just around the block,» Brooks writes on his blog, «choose a focus of your attention — the songs of birds, the feel of the ground beneath your feet, the wind in your hair.»

In separate letters to Spin, Lime and Bird today, the SFMTA let each company know it is aware they have respectively placed shared electric scooters on the sidewalks.