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The grapes for their ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto are sourced from Douro Superior (“Upper Douro”), the hottest and driest subregion of the Douro Denominação de Origem Controlada (“protected designation of origin”) in northern Portugal. The 2017 Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto is a deep red wine with flashes of violet.
The year 2016 is done and gone and 2017 beckons us onward, bright and new and shiny, hopefully full of birds. Here’s hoping everyone has a wonderful 2017, full of amazing birds and experiences.
support for environmental protections and measures against climate change may flag with the pending change of administrations. In the aftermath of yesterday’s election, thoughts turn naturally to what the next four years may bring. Likely of particular interest to 10,000 Birds readers, no matter their nationality, is that U.S.
The last full audit seems to have been in 2017 and the independent auditor’s report is alarming (emphasis added): “The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Association will continue as a going concern. Even with the auditor’s warning, it appears the ABA ran annual operating deficits in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
A series of devastating hurricanes in 2016, 2017 and 2019 may have sounded its death knell. If the nuthatch is now extinct, we’ve lost a species that might have been saved with a greater effort to study and protect it.”. But as that theory gained acceptance, the nuthatch became increasingly endangered.
eBird says that, at the time of writing (April 2017), there are some ten hotspots that have crossed the 100 bird species mark. Status: Proposed for protection , but threatened by plans for a large scale development. For the White-tailed Eagles nest cam on the island, search the YouTube for “Orao Belorepan Veliko Ratno Ostrvo 2017”.
In 2017, the Texas General Land Office , a state agency charged with maximizing revenue derived from Texas public lands, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Future acquisitions will likely increase the amount of protected acreage. The lawsuit is: General Land Office of Tex. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv. 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D.
European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 presents information on all species reported to breed in the study period (2013 to 2017) and some with more uncertain breeding status. Clearly, European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 is primarily intended for scientists and policy makers to protect and save these species, but how about an ordinary birder?
And there is only one certain way to protect the lower parts of the city from floods: let the river spread and flood some other area, before it reaches the city. In the last few years, its members have eBirded 205 bird species within the IBA borders, 136 of them within Beljarica and 108 of those strictly protected under Serbian legislation.
They hope to have a working draft completed by the end of 2017. 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. Once finished they can go to print.
Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It is an extremely popular fundraising project with an almost cult-like following.
Your last post for 10,000 birds was in 2017. Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). Are you still rehabbing birds?
Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada. In 2017 I made my annual January pilgrimage to get my first Cuitzeo sightings, only to discover that this half of the lake was completely dry. You may even have donated to organizations supporting wetland preservation there.
” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. I think birders will enjoy viewing it. * “Gael Garcia Bernal On Mexico’s Plan to Save Its Image With Documentary Films,” IndieWire, May 10, 2017, [link].
In 2016, the Shanghai Wildlife Protection Management Station started the search for one, though progress has been slow. This has also made the Reed Parrotbill the symbol of a local initiative to protect the wetlands of Nanhui. I would like to introduce two candidates, a bulbul and a parrotbill.
He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. Some finches, like Mangrove Finch, have become elusive.
These disclosures are related to a recent Christmas Bird Count that took place in Costa Rica, the 2017 Arenal Bird Count to be exact. In being an organic farm that also protects mature lowland rainforest, this is one heck of a birdy place (and the food’s not bad either- actually it’s unique and wonderful)!
We then worked with eBird personnel (Steve Kelling and others) to analyze the data while protecting confidential information. Ecological Economics 137 (2017): 1-12. ( Link ; temporary free link.). Our models also required that we combine eBird data with data from other public sources, such as data on neighborhood incomes from the U.S.
The estimated number of business-related emails exchanged each day is set to hit 269 billion by the end of 2017, and that number is estimated to grow by at least 4 percent on average each year for the next four years. It remains, in fact, the primary method of getting business done when parties can’t meet in person.
The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. The photos of Sultan Tit that I got at Hongbenghe in 2017 were much better than the ones I got on Hainan in 2022. I am only joking! Birds should be free. A worrying trend.
Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.
As I noted above, Dunne and Karlson co-authored three books before this one: Birds Of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America , (2017), Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification (2018), and Bird Families of North America 2021).
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. Most importantly, the section ends with a list of questions for future studies and recommendations for wildlife and habitat management.
The center of attention are the eagle hunters, erect on their horses, hands protected by thick leather gloves holding their hooded eagles, arms propped up by handmade wooden rests attached to the saddle, weathered faces framed by splendid fur-trimmed hats. (If Music by Jeff Peters, title song sung by Sia. 87 minutes.
Though these decoys are erected in hopes of warding off all birds, it’s protection from corvids in particular that’s invoked by the scarecrow. Dancing Crow Vineyards Zinfandel (2017). The post “One for the crow”: Dancing Crow Vineyards Zinfandel (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
The number breeding in Europe is almost certainly much reduced from what it was a century ago, but in Spain the birds are now valued and protected. However, a drastic decline followed, and census results for 2016 and 2017 produced counts of around 2,500 pairs.
As of January 2017, Ducks Unlimited has conserved 13,902,792 acres in North America, including 5,509,855 in the United States.* 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.) .
There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm.
The comment period closed in February 2017, and not all commenters were fully convinced, including Audubon Texas. Of course, regardless of the outcome, the vireo would, like other bird species, be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. FWS should decide within a year. The refuge is managed in part for the vireo.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. Zinke , 2017 868 F.3d What does that mean? Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.). The opinions: Ctr.
2017) published phylogenies that were not based on existing data but were fabricated to reflect preconceived ideas about phylogenetic relationships” The unfortunate Brown Shrike shares its color with that of rather detestable German Nazi party. The Chinese Postal service has a signature color – a dull darkish green.
Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. In fiscal year 2017 , funds available to the MBCF totaled about $87 million. On September 7, 2017 , the MBCC approved $21.9 And each meeting approved NAWCA grants to protect at least 90,000 acres.
It began on Friday, February 17, 2017. Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is the guy that’s suppose to protect our environment. Last Friday, Donald Trump informed Sen. Hatch (R-Utah) that he will shrink Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35-million-acre
In fiscal year 2017 , funds available to the MBCF totaled about $87 million. Although the statistics do not address the quality of the land purchased or other qualitative factors, it is safe to assume that when it comes to protecting habitat, size matters.
On February 28th, 2017, Donald Trump rescinded the “ Waters of the United States ” rule. It seems that Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, and his band of misfits, believe that we no longer need protection of our waterways and our environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsfAIgP22p0. v=wsfAIgP22p0. Another Gulf Oil Spill anyone?
After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. But in the current political climate, even permanent environmental protections can prove transitory. Indeed, The U.S. It was hot and most of the ponds and wetlands were dry. However, prototypes have been built.
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