News tagged with seabird populations

House mice put endangered petrels at risk of extinction

Common house mice are demolishing what could be the only breeding population of endangered Atlantic petrels in the world, scientists have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists predict where seabirds forage

Researchers have used information about seabird colonies and food availability to create a mathematical model which predicts where they forage for food during the breeding season.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Migration patterns linked to genetic differences in New Zealand seabirds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ground-breaking research by NIWA and The University of Auckland, investigating the annual movements of New Zealand seabirds migrating within the Pacific Ocean, has revealed that populations are genetically ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bald eagle diet shift enhances conservation

An unprecedented study of bald eagle diet, from about 20,000 to 30,000 years ago to the present, will provide wildlife managers with unique information for reintroducing Bald Eagles to the Channel Islands ...

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Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away - the first time a huge ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 20

Microplastics endanger ocean health

Tiny pieces of plastic contaminate almost every sea in the world. Now scientists have found that marine creatures like fish and birds are eating this microscopic waste, which may be harming their health.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Antarctic albatross displays shift in breeding habits

A new study of the wandering albatross -- one of the largest birds on Earth -- has shown that some of the birds are breeding earlier in the season compared with 30 years ago.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Task force recommends reducing global harvest of 'forage fish'

A task force that conducted one of the most comprehensive analyses of global "forage fish" populations issued its report this week, which strongly recommends implementing more conservative catch limits for these crucial prey ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists call for no-take coral sea park

More than 300 eminent scientists from 21 other countries around the world today urged the Australian Federal Government to create the world's largest no-take marine reserve in the Coral Sea.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Federal agencies must protect America's Pacific Island monuments from illegal fishing

Today, Marine Conservation Institute filed a formal petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, asking them to prohibit commercial fishing in America's sensitive and pristine Pacific Island marine ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Largest bird alters its foraging due to climate change

Paris/ Leipzig. Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New study shows how much food is needed by seabirds

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of scientists, including one from the U.S. Geological Survey, has shown that many seabirds begin to suffer when the food available for them in the ocean declines below a critical level. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Changes in krill abundance inferred from antarctic fur seal

It is possible to know a tree from its fruit, but is it possible to know a prey from its predator? The answer is YES with Antarctic krill and Antarctic fur seals. Scientists of the University of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Climate change: South Africa has much to lose

(AP) -- Imagine the savannas of South Africa's flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert's seasonal ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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