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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

Large-Scale Passive Acoustic Monitoring Data Shows Seasonal and Diel Diversity in Foraging Behaviour of Harbour Porpoises Within Their Distributional Range in the Northeast Atlantic. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Stavenow Jerremalm J, Beesau J, Carlström J, Eriksson P, Jessopp M, Kavanagh A, Loisa O, Michel M, Owen K, Rasmussen MH, Samaran F, Todd NRE, Rogan E.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mallard response to experimental human disturbance on sanctuary areas is mediated by hunting

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife managers often provide spatial sanctuaries for wildlife to escape both lethal (e.g. hunting) and non‐lethal (e.g. non‐consumptive recreation) human disturbance. However, as societal interest in outdoor recreation continues to climb, many areas face added pressure to allow recreation, yet studies increasingly demonstrate negative effects of ...
Abigail G. Blake‐Bradshaw, Nicholas M. Masto, Cory J. Highway, Allison C. Keever, Jamie C. Feddersen, Heath M. Hagy, Bradley S. Cohen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foraging as an ethological framework for neuroscience.

Trends Neurosci
Grima LL, Haberkern H, Mohanta R, Morimoto MM, Rajagopalan AE, Scholey EV.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hybrid manta ray foraging and sine cosine algorithm for managing power transmission congestion influenced by wind energy. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Dutta S, Paul B, Kundu B, Chanda CK, Paul K, Sinha P, Shuaibu HA, Ustun TS.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Monitoring active osprey nests with drones is more time efficient and less disturbing than conventional methods

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Drones are used to monitor bird nesting sites at less accessible locations, such as on cliffs, human infrastructure, or within the tree canopy. While there are a growing number of studies documenting avian behavioral responses to various drones, there is a continued need to monitor taxa‐specific responses to different drone models. We explored both the
Natasha K. Murphy, Jared A. Elmore, Melanie R. Boudreau, Brian S. Dorr, Scott A. Rush   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Dung Beetle Optimizer with Multiple Strategies: An Application to Complex Engineering Problems. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Lv W, He Y, Yang Y, Ma X, Chen J, Zhang Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A high‐altitude thermal infrared method for estimating moose abundance and demography in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Resource managers require accurate estimates of large herbivore abundance and demography to maintain ecological integrity. Common methods to count these species, including observations from low altitude helicopter flights, may conflict with other protected area management objectives and struggle to produce precise estimates for more cryptic species. To
Hanem G. Abouelezz, N. Thompson Hobbs
wiley   +1 more source

An improved sparrow search algorithm and its application in the deployment of 3D wireless sensor nodes. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li S, Mo LP, Yin B, Min W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Suitable habitat of Himalayan wolf in Upper Mustang, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Decades ago, the Himalayan wolf Canis lupus chanco, a genetically distinct sub‐species of the gray wolf Canis lupus, faced persecution by local communities in the Nepalese Himalayas. Recently, wolf populations have returned and recolonized, sparking concerns about conflicts over livestock depredation, and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive ...
Deu Bahadur Rana, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, HimLal Shrestha, Thakur Silwal, Bikash Ghimire, Bikram Shrestha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source