Busy beavers give Canada geese a lift, study shows
A new University of Alberta study shows that busy beavers are helping Canada geese get an earlier start when the birds fly home and begin spring nesting.
A new University of Alberta study shows that busy beavers are helping Canada geese get an earlier start when the birds fly home and begin spring nesting.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2013
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Using lights to make aircraft more visible to birds could help reduce the risk of bird strikes, new research by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which examined how Canada geese responded to different ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2012
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Global warming may exact a toll on salt marshes in New England, but new research shows that one key constituent of marshes may be especially endangered.
Environment
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A Canada goose's brain is smaller than its pile of droppings, but the ubiquitous bird is no dummy.
Plants & Animals
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Last summer, nearly 2,000 Canada geese were killed across four of Denver's largest parks. Implemented to mitigate overpopulation, the move stirred great controversy in the city and culminated in a Washington Park protest ...
Plants & Animals
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An estimated 500 to 600 ducks and geese have died due to avian cholera in western Idaho.
Ecology
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Canada geese are loud, aggressive and annoying, but worst of all they poop everywhere—a messy problem vexing cities across the country trying to keep their parks clean and safe.
Ecology
Sep 30, 2016
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Park rangers in the US capital are gearing up for a wild goose chase. Literally.
Ecology
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