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Spraying drones: efficacy of integrating an avian repellent with drone hazing to elicit blackbird flock dispersal and abandonment of sunflower fields

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Multiple management strategies exist to combat bird damage to agriculture. We explored combining two tools, drones as frightening devices and an avian repellent, to assess effectiveness of an integrated method to deter large flocks on complex landscapes. We evaluated the ability of a spraying drone (DJI Agras MG‐1P) deploying Avian Control (i.e. active
Jessica L. Duttenhefner, Timothy J. Greives, Page E. Klug   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early success proves helpful. [PDF]

Surg Neurol Int
Goldsmith HS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Pickin' up good vibrations: a systematic review of footfall detection and analysis in the realm of wildlife surveying

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge, Luigi La Spada, Robert A. Briers, Niamh M. McHugh, Patrick J. C. White   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral health care's contribution to catastrophic spending in Canada: a descriptive study. [PDF]

Health Policy Open
Proaño D, Allin S, Essue BM, Singhal S, Quiñonez C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Collision of Tradition, Technology, and Capitalism in American Hunting Culture 美国狩猎文化中传统、技术与资本的碰撞

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
This essay describes the context of big game hunting in the western United States in the twenty‐first century from a sociological perspective. Using Ogburn's theory of cultural lag as a guide, it explores the relationship of technology and capitalism to hunting.
Stephen L. Eliason
wiley   +1 more source

Profiting from death: the arms trade. [PDF]

BMJ Paediatr Open
Choonara I.
europepmc   +1 more source

Nesting ecology of an ice‐associated seabird, Kittlitz's murrelet, at the northern edge of its range

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
We studied the Kittlitz's murrelet, an ice‐associated seabird of conservation concern, at the northern edge of its range. Over a 2‐year period, we estimated nest density and success at 2 sites, captured and telemetered nesting murrelets, and tested the use of a thermal camera to improve nest detection.
Michelle L. Kissling, Molly C. McDevitt, Jonathan J. Felis, William Crisci, Zachary Pohlen, Ryan Ongtowasruk, Daniel L. Perret, Paul M. Lukacs, James A. Johnson, Metrona Mazonna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming mental health in Europe: from crisis to opportunity. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Eur
The Lancet Regional Health-Europe.
europepmc   +1 more source

Employment, Relationship, and Parenting Stress Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Life Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]

Chronic Stress (Thousand Oaks)
McCarthy KJ, Aronson KR, Mitchell MM, Perkins DF.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Family Affair: The Uses and Abuses of Vicarious Identity in Political Rhetoric During the 2024 General Election

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2024 UK general election saw candidates make frequent rhetorical references to parents and grandparents. But what are the political functions and implications of such references? Drawing together recent research in political psychology and sociology, this article interprets such references as attempts to articulate ‘vicarious identities ...
Joseph Haigh
wiley   +1 more source