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Dispersing blackbirds and starlings from objectionable roost sites [PDF]
, 1980 Frightening devices and other methods of dispersing roosting blackbirds and starlings are described along with the techniques for their proper application.
Mott, Donald F.
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"The Milk of Birds": A Proverbial Phrase, Ancient and Modern, and its Link to Nature [PDF]
, 2017 A curious phrase from ancient Greek, ὀρνίθων γάλα, finds parallels in Latin as lac gallinaceum and in Modern Greek, as και του πουλιού το γάλα. While the Greek phrases translate as "(and) the milk of (the) bird(s)", the Latin translates as "henʼs milk".
Payne, Martha J.
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Do Criminalization Policies Impact Local Homelessness?
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local criminalization policies draw on the logic of deterrence to levy costs on individuals who engage in behaviors that are closely associated with various public concerns, such as those criminalizing behaviors associated with homelessness, thereby potentially reducing community‐level costs.
Hannah Lebovits, Andrew Sullivan
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Haematophagus Mites in Poultry Farms of Iran
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2009 Background: Blood sucking mites are important avian ectoparasites which being found on bird species worldwide. Their presence are problematic for the producers either through potential direct effects on weight gain, egg production, sperm production in ...
S Rahbari, S Nabian, H Ronaghi
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Nuisance Bird Control in Virginia
, 1983 In the mid-1960s, State officials of Virginia recognized an increasing bird damage problem, yet no legislation existed that allowed any state agency the authority to initiate a nuisance bird control program. In 1968, with bird damage estimated at 25 million dollars, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Nuisance Bird Law. This law provided the basic
Hartlage, Jim +3 more
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Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1091-1119, June 2026.ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson +9 more
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COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON THE EXISTENCE OF WILDLIFE (CASE STUDY IN TALANG PONIJAN AND SIDODADI I)
Jurnal BelantaraCommunity perspectives are important for wildlife, as they impact their contribution to wildlife conservation. This study aims to analyze community perspectives on wildlife in the Talang Ponijan and Sidodadi I forest farmer groups, Lampung Province ...
Elsa Nadia Almaidah +9 more
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Creating Flood Disasters: Environmental Memory and Adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2026.This article explores three questions. First, why does New Zealand have widespread flooding hazards? Second, why are these persistent, with little seemingly learned from the memory of earlier events? And third, beyond reiterating conventional solutions, what examples of alternatives or adaptations are being developed in different places?
Eric Pawson
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The Role of Community Values in Wind Energy Development: Exploring the Benefits and Applications of Community Wind for Reducing Local Opposition to Wind Energy Systems [PDF]
, 2008 Worldwide, wind energy generation is growing rapidly as a cleaner and less invasive alternative to traditional fossil-fuel energy sources. Yet, in the United States, the advancement of wind energy has been stunted by three factors: (1) the uncertainty of
Vaccaro, Amanda
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 34, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Prolonged crises strain conventional crisis management approaches, as pre‐prepared plans often lose relevance when conditions evolve unexpectedly. This study explores how collaboration between civilian and military organizations enables modularized scaling—the process of adapting crisis responses by combining, recombining, or shedding response
Svante Aasbjerg Thygesen
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