Sentences with phrase «other migratory birds»

Seal Bay Nature Park is a great place to see Steller Sealions and many other migratory birds.

Authorities have culled 2.8 million domestic chickens and ducks since the outbreak began, and the strain has also killed dozens of Baikal teal and other migratory birds.

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

Theoretical models had previously shown that the V formation, seen in other migratory birds such as geese, could enable trailing birds to save energy.

Next, Bay and her team aim to explore the genetic vulnerability of other migratory bird species.

Not exact matches

In other words, the individuals of each species of migratory bird are slowly diminishing in number.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of trees as a habitat for migratory and local bird populations as well as other wildlife.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of big trees as habitat for migratory and local bird populations and other wildlife species — a requirement not present in SAN's current 2010 standard.

Bird Friendly certified organic coffees grow under biodiverse shade that provides critical habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, sequesters carbon and fights climate change.

One is Eco-OK program development by the Rainforest Alliance and a network of Latin America environmental organizations, and the other is the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) criteria.

Exhibit Shines Light On Plight Of Migratory Birds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature MuBirds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Mubirds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Migratory birds, on the other hand, can traverse entire hemispheres and end up just a couple miles from where they bred last year, using their senses alone.

And when placed in a large, inverted funnel used to study birds» migratory orientations, the neonic - fed birds tried to fly in directions other than north.

N9 seems to have come from a wild bird, probably around Korea somewhere, although there's evidence for rare N9s in other birds in Mongolia and Siberia, where these migratory wildfowl tend to congregate.

Compared with birds, mammals and other migratory animals, insects are by far the most numerous.

That migratory birds were to blame in this crash suggests that more research needs to be done into bird - detecting radar or other onboard strategies to prevent hits, says Begier.

For decades, scientists have known that migratory birds use Earth's geomagnetic field — along with light, stars, and other cues — to guide them on remarkably long journeys.

The earth's magnetic field performs important functions: it protects us, for example, from charged particles from space and enables migratory birds, bees, and other animals to navigate.

The researchers further note that similar mechanisms might guide other ocean migrants, such as fish, marine mammals and some migratory birds.

So a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester started small, forgoing migratory birds and other large animals for the humble fruit fly.

Mined to make the first compass needles, the mineral magnetite is also made by migratory birds and other animals to allow them to sense north and south and thus navigate in cloudy or dark atmospheric conditions or under water.

Protecting the greater sage grouse benefits a host of other species that depend on the Sagebrush Sea, including pronghorn, elk, mule deer, golden eagle, native trout and nearly 200 migratory and resident bird species.

Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166 - nation climate talks on Monday.

But here at home, a much smaller organism may be circling the globe time and time again without accolades: According to a new study, the itty bitty dragonfly Pantala flavescens could take longer flights than any other known insect, putting it in the ballpark of larger migratory animals like birds and whales.

White - tailed deer are ticks» primary mode of travel and the main reason they are so widespread, although other migratory animals such as birds and coyotes transport ticks as well.

«Let's get into some of the other reasons why we need some of this... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — and because it was made into a cat issue, I'm using cats — cites that cats and other introduced predators are responsible for much of the migratory bird loss.

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.»

Citing three cases having nothing to do with cats (or any other predators), Hatley argues that such «cases raise the question of whether a person violates the MBTA when that person releases a cat into the wild, and that cat kills a migratory bird.»

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, designed to protect birds from harm resulting from human activity, will no longer apply to oil spills or other catastrophic events that inadvertently harm wildlife, according to a new interpretation of the act from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Ancient explorers noted that migratory birds and other animals were guided by something powerful but it wasn't until global navigation and earth mapping became possible that scientists could «see» the magnetic fields marking the earth's surface.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) represents the incorporation of, and domestic implementation of, four treaties that are concerned with, among other things, preventing the extinction of migratoMigratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) represents the incorporation of, and domestic implementation of, four treaties that are concerned with, among other things, preventing the extinction of migratorymigratory birds.

This area is a natural haven for migratory ducks and other various birds, I have witnessed on many, many occasions of feral cats pouncing on the baby ducklings and ripping them to shreads, them carrying them as a prize.

[FN78] In other words, the government must prove there was a natural and continuous sequence of events, without any intervening causes, which produced the death of a migratory bird, without which the death could not have happened, and the death of a bird must be an event which might have reasonably been foreseen.

Native humming birds drink the nectar of the: lowers and Belize lies on the migratory path of the Ruby Throated Humming Bird, the Chimney Swift, swallows (locally called «golondrina» and most often seen in August) and other North American birds.

Here you can find numerous species of migratory and resident birds, fishes, crustaceans, sea turtles and other wildlife.

Federally protected Magdalena Bay and San Ignacio Lagoon also hosts a vast array of other sea life like bottlenose dolphins, sea lions and dense mangroves which provide cover for an incredible variety of sea birds and migratory birds.

Another settlement, Cooinda, also offers accommodation, and is located on the banks of Yellow Water, a billabong teeming with migratory birds, saltwater crocodiles and other wildlife.

As you cruise, you can also enjoy amazing scenery, and view other fauna, including beautiful migratory birds.

As you enjoy this fishing challenge you can view amazing scenery, and may spot migratory birds, crocodiles or other wildlife.

Some birds live permanently on the island, whilst others are migratory visitors.

On the southwest corner of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, it is a protected area known for its rookeries of red - footed boobys and magnificent frigatebirds, as well as dozens of other bird species who are either permanent residents or migratory.

And, of course, the migratory birds and other wildlife that come and go with the seasons!

Alternative energy is a joke, which doesn't take into account anything other than the fact that they burn clean as the so - called environmentalists want to believe that the only problem that exists today is global warming (nevermind the other problems exist, nevermind that mining is ruining our world as well, nevermind that cell phone towers are killing between 5 and 50 million migratory song birds every year or that dams are killing the salmon off, no none of this matters apparently).

The annual Harney County Migratory Bird Festival is an example of how the local community, the Refuge, and many other partners work together to highlight the result of their collaborative conservation efforts and bring tourism dollars into the county.

Finally, there's one last critical point that Robert Bryce conveniently ignores: Climate change threatens hundreds of migratory bird species, which are already stressed by habitat loss, invasive species and other environmental threats.

A 2010 report by FWS and other federal agencies, in collaboration with such conservation groups as the National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy, found that global warming will have an increasingly devastating effect on migratory birds in all habitats.

Well, the temporal mismatch is probably a broad phenomenon, leading to various population declines among European migratory birds, although some species seem to adapt better than others.

Intertidal areas are of huge significance to waders and other aquatic migratory birds.

«Drilling and associated industrial activity would put polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and hundreds of other species that live on the coastal plain at incredible risk, while also threatening the livelihood of the native Gwich «in people, whose culture and way of life depends on these resources,» she continued.

Other long - distance migratory birds with population declines are the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and the common redshank (Tringa tetanus) a wader that breeds along intertidal habitats in northern Europe, and that splits in subpopulations during winter months, some birds staying in Europe, others flying to Africa.