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EDIS, 2019 By and large, birds are beneficial because they provide enjoyment and recreation to humans and are vital to ecosystem balance. However, occasionally some species can compete with human interests.
Frederick M. Fishel
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Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in carnivorous wild birds in the eastern United States
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals including mammals and birds. Raptors can be intermediate hosts for T. gondii and the infection may be dependent on their feeding habits. In this study,
Sawsan Ammar +6 more
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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021 Abstract Since 2014 offshore un-manned gas platforms near Mahakam Delta have been used by hundreds of egrets sleeping/roosting sites, causing nuisance. The objective of the research was to formulate a management plan in general and to plan a functional construction design to modify the existing construction in order to control the bird ...
A Mardiastuti +6 more
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Comparative Perspectives on the Keeping of Animals in Sectional (Strata) Title Schemes
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2022 The aim of this article is to provide comparative perspectives on the keeping of animals in sectional title schemes by analysing the conduct rule for the keeping of animals, reptiles, and birds in the provisions of the Sectional Titles Schemes ...
Cornelius G Van der Merwe
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Estimating Relative Abundance From Count Data
Austrian Journal of Statistics, 2016 Much of the available information on large-scale patterns of animal abundance is based on count surveys. The data provided by such surveys are often influenced by nuisance factors affecting the numbers of animals counted, but unrelated to population size.
William A. Link, John R. Sauer
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EDIS, 2014 White Ash is resistant to heat, although it is native to moist locations, including river bottoms and well-drained upland sites. It grows 50 to 80 feet tall and wide.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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Use of Falconry to Deter Nuisance Birds in Leafy Greens Fields in Northern California
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2016 Author(s): Navarro-Gonzalez, Nora; Jay-Russell, Michele T. | Abstract: Some species of birds form large flocks that forage on agricultural fields and frequently damage the crop, resulting in significant economic losses. Additionally, by defecating they potentially contaminate the crop and farm equipment with pathogens, which is of special concern for ...
Navarro-Gonzalez, Nora +1 more
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Waste Disposal Sites as All-You-Can Eat Buffets for Carrion Crows (Corvus corone)
Animals, 2019 In cities and densely populated areas, several corvid species are considered nuisance animals. In Austria, particularly carrion (Corvus corone) and hooded crows (C. cornix) are regarded as pests by the general public that frequently cause damage to crops,
Doris Preininger +3 more
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Resilient ecological solutions for urban regeneration [PDF]
, 2012 There is a need for biological conservation at the global scale, and urban conservation has the potential to support the delivery of this wider goal.
Hale, James, Sadler, Jon
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, 2020 Numbering in the tens of millions of birds, grackle populations in North America can cause a variety of conflicts with people. Grackles eat agricultural crops and livestock feed, damage property, spread pathogens, and collide with aircraft.
Bergman, David L., Bodenchuk, Michael J.
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