Bird flu outbreak spreads across West African migratory route
An avian influenza outbreak has been detected in the West African nations of Senegal and The Gambia.
An avian influenza outbreak has been detected in the West African nations of Senegal and The Gambia.
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"It is hard now to even imagine how we could protect saiga without the use of satellite telemetry," says Albert Salemgareyev from the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), in-country partner ...
Plants & Animals
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During their seasonal migration, birds typically travel between breeding and non-breeding grounds along migratory routes grouped into major flyways, such as the Indo-European flyway between Europe and the Indian subcontinent. ...
Ecology
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Plants & Animals
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Extensive satellite tracking has revealed important new knowledge about the little known pygmy blue whale population of Southern Australia.
Plants & Animals
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Archaeology
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New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals that humpback whales can learn new songs while navigating a shared migratory route.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2019
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How do big-game animals know where to migrate across hundreds of miles of vast Wyoming landscapes year after year?
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2019
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When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate to two different destinations -the Pacific Ocean or the Arabian Sea- following an exceptional migratory divide strategy which has never ...
Ecology
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An estimated 600 million birds die from building collisions every year in the U.S., and research from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers one explanation for it.
Ecology
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