Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors — what types of samples should we use? [PDF]
Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the environment across Europe from industrial contaminants and pesticides. No such
Coeurdassier, Michael +18 more
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Remote tracking of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) has not yet been carried out in Transbaikalia (Russia). Four juveniles from two nests (2+2) were tagged on 19/06/2020 in the Selenga River delta, Buryatia (about N 52.21; E 106.45) by ...
Oleg A. Goroshko +5 more
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Caused Mass Death Among Black-Legged Kittiwakes (<i>Rissa tridactyla</i>) in Norway, 2023. [PDF]
In 2023, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) heavily affected gulls in Europe. In July, a mass mortality event was reported in the black‐legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) breeding colony at Ekkerøy in Northern Norway. The cause was confirmed to be infection with the HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus, genotype EA‐2022‐BB. We describe the outbreak in
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Wind power compensation is not for the birds : an opinion from an environmental economist [PDF]
This article advocates for better implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) framework as applied to wind power development, with a particular focus on improving compensatory restoration scaling.
Cole, Scott
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The method for determining the age of the White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings was proposed. This method is based on photo tables made on the basis of stop-frames of web cameras installed on the nests of White-Tailed Eagles in Estonia ...
Rinur H. Bekmansurov
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Bleiintoxikationen bei freilebenden Seeadlern (Haliaeetus albicilla)
The aim of this study was to evaluate medical data from German white-tailed eagles with diagnosed lead poisoning based on clinical signs, diagnostic imaging and laboratory diagnostic findings. From August 1998 to January 2020 238 free-living H. albicilla were presented at the Small Animal Clinic of the Freie Universität Berlin.
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Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 [PDF]
Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird ...
Eiden, Martin +19 more
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An overview of existing raptor contaminant monitoring activities in Europe [PDF]
Under a Creative Commons license.-- et al.Biomonitoring using raptors as sentinels can provide early warning of the potential impacts of contaminants on humans and the environment and also a means of tracking the success of associated mitigation measures.
Gómez-Ramírez, Pilar, Mateo, Rafael
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Diversity, Abundance and Community Composition of Birds in Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Central Nepal. [PDF]
Understanding bird diversity and composition is important for assessing survival, adaptability, and extinction risks. This study investigated bird species abundance, richness, seasonal diversity, and composition across habitats, seasons, and physiographic zones of Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) from 2020 to 2021 using the point count method.
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Replacement of legend for Figure 1 appeared in The Journal of Poultry Science 52 (3): 167-175, 2015:
Fig. 1. Avian species designated as “nationally endangered species of wild fauna and flora” under the conservation and propagation programs.
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