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Structure and resilience of bald eagle roost networks
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018 The recognition that communal roosts are important elements within the life cycle of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) led to their protection under the “disturb” clause of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Bryan D. Watts, Rodney J. Dyer
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Importance of private lands in ESA implementation: 50 years of reflection and conservation
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.The James G. Teer Conservation Leadership Institute (JGTCLI) held a symposium in Austin, Texas, on November 13‐14, 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). A diverse panel of professionals discussed the Act's evolution, successes, and challenges, focusing on the future of conservation, especially on private and
Taylor S. Daily +11 more
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Ecosphere, 2023 Human–wildlife conflicts on farms and ranches are common and well‐documented, particularly with apex predators. Predation of livestock, for example, can result in serious economic burdens for farmers and can become threats to wildlife populations as ...
Ethan S. Duvall +2 more
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Community‐informed and codesigned research to understand the impacts of railways on wildlife
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Trains cause mortalities of several animal species, but the ecological impacts of railways are understudied. Most research on wildlife–train collisions has focused on large mammals, but understanding railway‐specific risks for underrepresented taxa, especially vulnerable species, is important for developing effective mitigation strategies ...
Kyle D. Vincent +5 more
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Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell
Ibis, EarlyView.Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece +2 more
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Rangifer, 2003 We studied natality in the Northern Alaska Peninsula (NAP) and Southern Alaska Peninsula (SAP) caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) herds during 1996-1999, and mortality and weights of calves during 1998 and 1999- Natality was lower in the NAP than the SAP
Richard A. Sellers +4 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.GPS tracking has enabled significant advances in the study of animal movements such as migration and habitat use. However, GPS devices can affect the behaviour of tagged individuals, especially for flying animals such as birds, and may ultimately impair their reproduction and/or survival.
Lise Viollat +5 more
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Raptor Acupuncture for Treating Chronic Degenerative Joint Disease
Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2016 A permanently captive 21-year-old male bald eagle was diagnosed with chronic degenerative joint disease in the right stifle with severe lameness (Grade 5) based on radiography.
Keum Hwa Choi, Gail Buhl, Julia Ponder
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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that social actors' media ideologies about digital interfaces are key to the enregisterment of online activities. Focusing on an online register emergent from user activities around Year, Hare, Affair (YHA)—a state‐aligned Chinese animation—I explore how different metadiscourses evaluate this register by entextualizing ...
Jiarui Sun
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing body of scholarship argues that collective memories of historical environmental change—formed and transmitted through museums, movies, novels, activist performances and other cultural texts and practices—can help nurture proenvironmentalism.
Olli Hellmann
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