Sentences with phrase «roost sites»

Conservation Status Historically, this species has declined due to direct killing by people and because of destruction or disturbance of roost sites.

If the roost sites are destroyed through these activities, Monarch populations are likely to drop precipitously.

Common threats include: loss of nesting and roosting sites, habitat fragmentation by conversion or destruction of vegetation, habitat fragmentation by excessive exposure of nectar plants to herbicides and pollinators to pesticides, over-hunting, disruption of nectar corridors required by migratory pollinators, and competition by invasive species65.

For one thing, Meliandou is not located near fruit bat roosting sites where the child might have come in contact with an infected animal or tainted fruit, and there is no evidence that the family ate fruit bats.

Lower fat reserves and humid roosting sites leave little brown bats vulnerable to the white - nose syndrome fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans), the scientists think.

Outside you can find the photogenic Cherry Garden, as well as a cluster of walnut and chestnut trees — a known roosting site for exotic green parakeets.

Reports indicate that spent firework casings were discovered near the roosting site of a flock of blackbirds, implying someone purposefully spooked the birds to take flight, leaving around 200 of them dead along Beebe's streets.

Not exact matches

We want to map roosting and breeding sites across the US and Canada.

The researchers counted the largest numbers of vultures in late afternoon, but location mattered: Power plants near areas where the vultures tended to roost had more visitors in the early morning and late afternoon, whereas power plants near feeding sites had more at midday.

After letting the bats experience sundown at a site near their typical roost, the team waited until after midnight (when polarized light was no longer visible in the sky), transported the animals to two sites between 20 and 25 kilometers from the roost, strapped radio tracking devices to them, and then released them.

Set on sheltered lagoon as well as a gorgeous section of oceanfront right by the bridge to Old San Juan, and containing 571 rooms and suites set among two buildings, the stylish mid-century modern Condado Plaza Hilton (999 Ashford Ave., San Juan, 787-721-1000) is a perfect roost if you're seeking proximity to recreational activities and plenty of on - site restaurant choices.

And SFI Program Participant Hancock Forest Management teamed up with Michigan State University, NCASI and the Oregon Department of Forestry to research the best way of retaining patches of trees, including snags, large live trees and fallen wood, to promote bat and bird roosting on harvested sites.

Many bats remain at their feeding sites until just before dawn when they return to the day roost.

Now the «negative chickens» have come home to roost, if you will, with the Wall Street Journal saying that lawyers are increasingly responding to, and sometimes even suing, disgruntled clients for expressing said disgruntled sentiments on the site.