Category: Conservation - Page 26

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Bicknell’s Thrush in Trouble on Wintering Grounds

April 22, 2013 by Mike 1 Comment

Any birder who has committed to accumulating an impressive ABA-area list knows about the rare and elusive Bicknell’s Thrush. Believe me, after hiking up...

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Feral Cats Eat Endangered Petrels

April 18, 2013 by Mike 3 Comments

The American Bird Conservancy announced a new study that feral cats prey on the endangered Hawaiian Petrel. At the risk of sounding insensitive, duh. Scientists...

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Yellowhammer Dialects Project

March 11, 2013 by a Guest No Comments

Pavel Pipek is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Ecology at Charles University in Prague whose current focus is invasion ecology. Pavel and...

Sleeping, pregnant San Clemente Island Goat

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The Parable of the Goat Mites

March 8, 2013 by Carrie 1 Comment

I’ve written on this topic before, but I just can’t get it out of my head. And so, a man named Salvador Ramirez brought...

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Little Barrier Island and the New Zealand Storm-petrel

February 27, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland was already one of the most important offshore reserves in New Zealand. The island was...

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The Giving Birders: Are They Out There?

February 26, 2013 by Felonious Jive 6 Comments

Mountain Plover and many other grassland birds have populations in steep decline. Private property holders with prairie/agricultural land can potentially make a big difference...

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Dead, Poisoned Mice to Rain Down on Guam

February 24, 2013 by Corey No Comments

In what must be one of the most unusual conservation strategies ever, dead mice laced with acetaminophen, trailing streamers meant to catch on tree...