Thursday, April 26, 2012

Shooting of osprey brings investigation, offer of reward - Tampabay.com

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Shooting of osprey brings investigation, offer of reward
Tampabay.com
"We definitely have some individuals in mind that we're going to talk to," said Robert Scholl, an officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "We will get to the bottom of this. I promise that." The adult male bird, ...
Reward offered in Palm Harbor shooting death of ospreyBay News 9
Federally Protected Osprey Shot to DeathPatch.com

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48-Year-Old Dung Deposit Links DDT to Bird Decline - Care2.com (blog)

48-Year-Old Dung Deposit Links DDT to Bird Decline - Care2.com (blog):

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48-Year-Old Dung Deposit Links DDT to Bird Decline
Care2.com (blog)
by Kristina Chew DDT is famous — infamous — for its effects on birds including eggshell thinning. Research recently published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found that DDT can be linked to the long-term decline of insect-eating birds ...
Clues to species' decline buried deep in bird poopHamilton Spectator
As Ontario birds vanish, droppings offer cluesCTV.ca
50 years of bird poop links DDT with changing bird menusEureka! Science News

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Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline - Independent Online

Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline - Independent Online:

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Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline
Independent Online
Ian Little, programme manager of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Threatened Grassland Species Programme, said the loss of suitable habitat was the primary cause for the birds' decline. “The blue swallow will be completely extinct in SA within the next ...

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Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline - Independent Online

Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline - Independent Online:

Independent Online


Blue swallow threatened as grasslands decline
Independent Online
Ian Little, programme manager of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Threatened Grassland Species Programme, said the loss of suitable habitat was the primary cause for the birds' decline. “The blue swallow will be completely extinct in SA within the next ...

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Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West - New York Times (blog)

Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West - New York Times (blog):

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Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West
New York Times (blog)
Pipe-pulling efforts by conservation-minded groups and individuals in the Nevada desert are showing an average of one bird death per pipe, and those in Oregon, an average of two birds per pipe. Officials are not sure how many uncapped PVC pipes are out ...
Bureau of Land Management Determines Bird Deaths From PVC Mining Claim Marker ...The Chattanoogan

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Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West - New York Times (blog)

Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West - New York Times (blog):

New York Times (blog)


Mine Markers Threaten Birds Out West
New York Times (blog)
Pipe-pulling efforts by conservation-minded groups and individuals in the Nevada desert are showing an average of one bird death per pipe, and those in Oregon, an average of two birds per pipe. Officials are not sure how many uncapped PVC pipes are out ...
Bureau of Land Management Determines Bird Deaths From PVC Mining Claim Marker ...The Chattanoogan

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Give shrinking quail population a hunting break - Austin American-Statesman

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Give shrinking quail population a hunting break
Austin American-Statesman
Texas wildlife managers are struggling to come up with a workable conservation plan for the popular game bird. As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here.
Wildlife Professionals Discuss Challenges To Conservation ModelLivestock Weekly (subscription)

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