Sentences with phrase «other endangered bird»

Genomic signatures of near - extinction and rebirth of the crested ibis and other endangered bird species

Not exact matches

On the endangered list are twenty - three Australian mammals, eighteen birds and two reptiles (Ovington 1978) as well as very many other animals and plants.

Available data demonstrate that organic management of rice paddy fields provides optimal foraging areas for birds and is beneficial to many endangered species of birds, such as the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), little egret (Egretta garzetta), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), purple heron (Ardea purpurea), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), black - winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) and many others.

It is even less diverse than other endangered mammals, such as the cheetah or Tasmanian devil, or birds, like the crested ibis or osprey.

Now, Ruegg and colleagues would like to expand the analysis to other migratory birds, including endangered species, if they can get funding.

Twenty - mile castaway fishnets snare sea turtles, dolphins, and other animals, endangering their populations; birds mistake trash for food, eat it, and die; jellyfish get sick; gnarly junk washes back to shore — some of it hazardous waste.

Possingham recently analyzed endangered animals and plants in New Zealand and found that for the same budget required to save a single bird species there, the North Island brown kiwi, six other threatened species could be protected.

He adds that the same applies to other endangered species of tropical tree with large fruit and seeds dispersed by birds, as evidence from other fragmented tropical forests around the world shows that seeds of this kind are dispersed only locally.

In the Classroom: After reading Hoose's The Race to Save the Lord God Bird or Moonbird, students can look at other books about birds that have lived long lives, such as Darcy Pattison and Kitty Harvill's Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, or that are endangered, such as Sy Montgomery's Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot.

But now, despite having called outdoor cats a serious danger to ground - nesting birds, endangered beach mice and other animals, the commission has done almost nothing to implement its policy.

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The letter expressed strong opposition to free - roaming cats within the U.S. «due to the adverse impacts of these non-native predators on federally listed threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and other vulnerable native wildlife.»

«American Bird Conservancy, the nation's leading bird conservation organization, and 27 additional science and conservation organizations have signed a letter to the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge supporting their plans to remove cats and cat feeding stations found on refuge lands in the Keys because of the harm they are causing to birds and other wildlife, including endangered species.&raBird Conservancy, the nation's leading bird conservation organization, and 27 additional science and conservation organizations have signed a letter to the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge supporting their plans to remove cats and cat feeding stations found on refuge lands in the Keys because of the harm they are causing to birds and other wildlife, including endangered species.&rabird conservation organization, and 27 additional science and conservation organizations have signed a letter to the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge supporting their plans to remove cats and cat feeding stations found on refuge lands in the Keys because of the harm they are causing to birds and other wildlife, including endangered species.»

Most are friendly with other dogs and tolerant of cats, but pet rodents or birds could become endangered species.

The whole reason the piping plover — and so many other bird species — are endangered in the first place is human development and loss of habitat.

Whenever a population of birds, insects, rodents etc... becomes endangered, city officials always choose to make the feral cats the scapegoat, in spite of the fact that it is usually human encroachment, various predatory species other than cats, hunters, climate change, disease or various other non - cat related causes that are to blame.

These islands are also home to several endangered species of birds, including the Blue Footed Boobie seen in only two other areas of the world.

The park is the last stronghold for many endangered mammals, birds and other endemic species.

This area is home to the endangered hippopotamus, along with a wealth of other animals and birds.

Other garden attractions include an Orchid House, Fuschia House, Bromeliad House (various flower varieties), a chameleon exhibit, and a bird sanctuary for the endangered Nene bird.

Aside from seaweed farming the island's main trade Nusa Penida is the unofficial bird sanctuary for the critically endangered Bali Starling and many other species.

The Osa Peninsula is a secluded nature wonderland, playing home to many of the country's rare and endangered animal and bird species, including squirrel monkeys, jaguars, and other forest cats.

Aside from seaweed farming — the island's main trade — Nusa Penida is the unofficial bird sanctuary for the critically endangered Bali Starling and many other species.

Other iconic birds found in Belize include scarlet macaws, toucans, the endangered yellow - headed parrot, Blue - crowned motmots, endangered golden - cheeked warblers, flamingos, and the rare ocellated turkey.

There should be hunting seasons, and people should learn about the different birds so they don't kill endangered birds — like [laws] in other countries,» Omar Baroudi, a professor at Lebanese University, told the paper.

Even more absurd and outrageous, the same Obama USFWS has given wind turbine companies permits to kill hundreds of bald and golden eagles — and thousands of raptors, other birds and bats, many of them threatened or endangered — every year for the next 30 years.

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014) The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake EBird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Ebird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake EBird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Erie.

Using communication, advocacy and (if necessary) legal tools, the work will focus on establishing mitigation requirements and regulations to protect birds at wind energy facilities; addressing the most poorly sited wind projects; educating key decision makers and the public; and engaging industry representatives to protect threatened and endangered species, eagles, and other federally - protected birds.

They promote spending $ 22 billion just in federal money during FY - 2014 on climate change studies; costly solar projects of every description; wind turbines that blight scenic vistas and slaughter millions of birds and bats annually, while wind energy developers are exempted from endangered species and other environmental laws that apply to all other industries; and ethanol programs that require millions of acres of farmland and vast quantities of water, fertilizer, pesticides and fossil fuel energy to produce a gasoline additive that reduces mileage, harms engines, drives up food prices... and increases CO2 emissions.

And, of course, after decades trying to protect wildlife from oil spills and other calamities, we must avert our eyes as windmills annually massacre millions of birds, many of them supposedly protected as endangered species.

Even more, the pythons were eating endangered birds and wiping out other native animals, such as raccoons, rabbits, bobcats, and deer.

The length of the growing season in interior Alaska has increased 45 % over the last century7 and that trend is projected to continue.8 This could improve conditions for agriculture where moisture is adequate, but will reduce water storage and increase the risks of more extensive wildfire and insect outbreaks across much of Alaska.9, 10 Changes in dates of snowmelt and freeze - up would influence seasonal migration of birds and other animals, increase the likelihood and rate of northerly range expansion of native and non-native species, alter the habitats of both ecologically important and endangered species, and affect ocean currents.11

Other problems with the LBWEG as perceived by HMANA include its failure to require that developers of industrial wind energy projects avoid known bird migration pathways and daily movement flyways, avoid features of the landscape known to attract raptors (such as ridge lines and coastlines), avoid areas formally designated as Important Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species bird migration pathways and daily movement flyways, avoid features of the landscape known to attract raptors (such as ridge lines and coastlines), avoid areas formally designated as Important Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

But ABC said further that, if not done right, wind energy also poses a serious threat to various species of birds, including birds of prey such as the Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Short - eared Owl, and Flammulated Owl; endangered and threatened species such as the California Condor, Kirtland's Warbler, Whooping Crane, Snail Kite, Marbled Murrelet, Hawaiian Goose, and Hawaiian Petrel; and other species of special conservation concern such as the Bicknell's Thrush, Sprague's Pipit, Cerulean Warbler, Oak Titmouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, Brewer's Sparrow, Long - billed Curlew, Bay - breasted Warbler, and Blue - winged Warbler.