Egg-laying season starts at California condor breeding sites
Egg-laying season has started at four breeding facilities for captive California condors, North America's largest bird.
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US names red knot bird a threatened species
A rust-colored shorebird known for a nearly 20,000-mile migration will now receive federal protection, setting the stage for states to coordinate preservation plans for the dwindling species.
Ecology
Dec 9, 2014
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Technology tracks the elusive Nightjar
(Phys.org) —Bioacoustic recorders could provide us with vital additional information to help us protect rare and endangered birds such as the European nightjar, new research has shown.
Ecology
Jul 21, 2014
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Threatened bird leads feds to block some drilling
The federal government is declaring more than 400,000 acres in Colorado and Utah off-limits to energy exploration to protect a little-known bird.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2014
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Yurok Tribe to release condors in California
The Yurok Tribe has signed agreements with state and federal agencies that will lead to the first release of captive-bred condors into Northern California's Redwood Coast.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2014
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Peru probes killing of endangered penguins
Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins found slashed to death at a center for endangered species.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2014
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New haul of exotic animals seized in Philippines
Wildlife authorities said Tuesday they had seized nearly 100 exotic animals that had been smuggled into the southern Philippines in the second such haul in just two weeks.
Ecology
Feb 25, 2014
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Philippines probes death of rare eagle released in wild
Wildlife authorities said Saturday they are investigating the death of a rare Philippine eagle, one of the world's largest and most endangered raptors, shortly after it was captured by a local resident.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2013
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Longer life for humans linked to further loss of endangered species
As human life expectancy increases, so does the percentage of invasive and endangered birds and mammals, according to a new study by the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
Oct 9, 2013
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Researchers turn to cannons to save elusive birds
Wildlife researchers on Cape Cod are tagging some of the elusive shorebirds known as red knots.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2013
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