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Part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve , this section of the Danube, downriver from Belgrade, Serbia, is unique for its wide shallows, before the river narrows downstream from the village of Ram. Mali Pesak grazing pasture , Karas-Nera Reserve (greater Deliblato Sands area).
June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds.
The first, A Guide to the Birdsong of South America , was released in 2015 and helped raise nearly $15,000 for a pair of non-profit environmental organizations in South America; Aves Argentinas and the Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco in Ecuador. Oh, how nice that would be!
A New York City Parks Department contractor just wiped out a breeding population of sparrows in tons of trouble already, on land owned by the parks department that was supposed to be protected as “Forever Wild.” Here’s a short video of the damage. Any destruction like this of a wetland would be bad, of course.
Worried by the lack of appropriate action by the authorities (as described in the previous post ), this year I invited two more wildlife protection organisations to take part in the annual census of Pygmy Cormorants in Belgrade. “The Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected bird species in Serbia, as well as in the European Union.
However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. July 16, 2015). The cases are: Friends of Animals v. Fish & Wildlife Serv., LEXIS 93734 (D. LEXIS 651 (9th Cir.
If approved, those measures would be in effect from 2010 to 2015 for the Navy's training area in the Pacific Ocean off the Washington, Oregon and Northern California coasts. The National Marine Fisheries Service and Navy expect to make a joint decision on such measures by the end of the year, NMFS spokesman Peter Fischel said.
Out of these 136 bird species, 108 are strictly protected and further 28 protected by Serbian legislation. Considering the number of species, but also habitats of international conservation concern, protection of this area and its biodiversity is clearly an issue of wider European and not merely local significance.
In 2015, a group submitted a petition to FWS to delist the warbler , relying on a study conducted by Texas A&M University that reported a far larger population and much more appropriate habitat than prior studies. Future acquisitions will likely increase the amount of protected acreage. The lawsuit is: General Land Office of Tex.
According to the latest research data, the total Brown Bear population in Greece is 475 to 500 and here in the Pindos range there are 350 to 400 animals (Pilidis, 2015, in pub.). The tour starts in Greece’s second largest city – Thessaloniki, serviced by EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and the Aegean Airlines, among others.
You may have read about them in the Wall Street Journal , the BBC Wildlife Magazine , or perhaps watched them on BBC, who filmed them here twice, for the Planet Earth II in 2015 and for the One Planet in 2018. Rightfully, this town centre doubles as a nature reserve – an officially protected owl habitat.
I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. Has it really been 21 years (almost) from the publication of Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker article, “ Emptying the Skies ,” six years since the documentary with the same name? birding tour company.
In 2015, with my self- published Guide to the Birds of Honduras, I had the intent to simultaneously print it in Spanish. Book placement in schools would be targeted to sites in the vicinity of national parks and other protected areas which act as a stronghold for a large percentage of the country’s precious avifauna.
They were protecting the last three pairs that were left in West Germany from egg thieves! Since the 1920s, the species was protected from hunting and a slow yet steady recovery set in. But who knows what 2015 might bring? Birds eagles Germany national bird raptors'
These islands and their surrounding waters are protected as part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. In 2015, mice suddenly started attacking albatrosses sitting on nests and attacks have been steadily increasing since. Midway’s birds are also protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
The Collins BTO Guide to British Birds by Paul Sterry & Paul Stancliffe (2015) covers 320 most common birds, and a companion volume, the Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds (2015) covers rare birds and vagrants. and population estimate above the map and the bird’s most likely habitats below the map. .”
Since this was written in 2013, “the Forest Owlet population was in 2015 estimated by Birdlife International at less than 250. A survey in 2011 in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed the presence of the species at two locations. It is thought that this owl has always been rare.
Attention is also paid in several chapters to cowbird parasitism, which species have protective measures against the egg dumping and which species are susceptible. Storey Publishing, April 2015. Brown-headed Cowbird itself gets its own section in the Blackbirds and Orioles chapter. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings.
Not a falcon, but a female Eurasian Sparrowhawk , drying its soaked feathers after the rain that was falling while we were protected by the trees. Time for another stout. ** All population estimates from Birds of Serbia: Breeding Population Estimates and Trends, BirdLife Serbia, 2015. * Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos.
Hopefully, one of the consequences of increased nature tourism in Cuba will be a heightened awareness of the fragility of these birds’ existence and increased support for their study and protection. Ediciones Nuevos Mundos, 2015. The concluding chapter offers a mix of resource materials and finding aids. by Nils Navarro.
They manage a number of reserves around the UK to protect waterfowl, the most famous being Slimbridge (another iconic place I haven’t made it to yet). Ringed Parakeet , my last year bird of 2015 and the ultimate London bird. I’ve also previously recounted a visit to see the swans at Martin Mere in Lancashire.
A recent Gallup poll (conducted May 6-10, 2015) found that 32% of Americans believe that "animals deserve the exact same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation," while only 3% of Americans feel that animals don't need much protection from harm and exploitation "since they are just animals." Fast forward to the present.
A recent Gallup poll (conducted May 6-10, 2015) found that 32% of Americans believe that "animals deserve the exact same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation," while only 3% of Americans feel that animals don't need much protection from harm and exploitation "since they are just animals." Fast forward to the present.
1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better. FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.
They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. This week, Bon Appétit Management Company vowed that by 2015, none of the three million pounds of pork we serve a year (including 800,000 pounds of bacon) will come from hogs confined in gestation crates. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va.,
Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. White-tailed Eagles in Beljarica. Young Roe Deer buck in Beljarica.
Also, note the eagle’s nictating membranes protecting its eyes from damage. … 10,000 Birds is a Scrub-Jay Level Sponsor of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival – January 21-26, 2015, Titusville Florida. I can’t imagine being plucked alive can feel good.
In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Finally – the Seabirds.
This was more than 30 years after these types of anti-coagulants had first been implicated in the deaths of protected wildlife and pets, as well as the sickening of children. 12 of the most toxic types of D-Con will disappear from the shelves by March 31, 2015. Read that again: it has no antidote. Do we all feel better?
And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. Asian water buffaloes were brought to Greece by Ottoman Turks centuries ago and by now, they have developed into a separate race, the Greek buffalo, which is protected as an old domestic breed.
who knows what 2015 will bring!!! . Once endangered, they lead happy, protected lives, oblivious to the tourists who love them. Either way, here’s hoping that your 2015 is full of birds and that you get at least one exceptional bird that makes your year! Maybe I should not say that….who
Two maps of the northwest Bronx and adjacent Yonkers, one from 1891 and one from 2015, pp. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. “Wait!” ” you’re probably saying.
He is also a sculptor and a naturalist and has combined his observations with his art in past titles, notably House of Owls (2015), In the Company of Crows and Raven s (2005), and Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound (1982). I do wish he had included Fairywrens! Tony Angell is one of my favorite bird artists.
The adults move to flocks, there may be two or three of them, that hang out mostly far off shore in the larger part of the lake, abandoning their embayments or otherwise protected areas. The Condor, 2015; 117 (4): 485 DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-15-6.1. Then one day they are gone. Adams, Kristin A. Kovach, David C.
27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation.
The purple feather of the title is an ostrich plume (now housed in the Museum of London), a symbol of Emmeline’s crusade and personal style (if you saw the 2015 film Suffragette , Meryl Streep, playing Pankhurst, is wearing a hat full purple feathers). and the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921 in Great Britain).
These complexities multiply when describing the winter (and pre-winter and post-winter) lives of more than one, in this case, any and all species that have been studied for their migratory, winter feeding and protective movements, or any related behavior.
(His guides include our own Patrick O’Donnell, who leads Dunn on a quest to see as many hummingbird species as possible across Costa Rica in just two days, an adventure described in his 2015 post “ A Hummingbird Quest in Costa Rica.”)
It is the English-language version of Canards, Cygnes et Oies d’Europe, d’Asie et d’Amérique du Nord , published in late 2015 by Delachaux and Niesté. A minor item, but I like to get these things right.)
Harrison in 1978 (it is now in its second edition, 2015, PUP). The Harrison guides are out of print. A classic guide, Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds , was written by Paul J. Baicich and Colin J. This excellent book describes nests but has few images of them, the color plates are of the nestlings and eggs.
And, proceeds from sales of Duck Stamps have secured and protected over 6 million acres of wetland and grassland habitat.** (Though, Duck Stamp sales are decreasing, a major cause for concern.) Henderson, 2015, Texas A&M University Press) and Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds: Second Edition (co-authored with Colin J.
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