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Human impacts on the world’s raptors
Raptors are emblematic of the global biodiversity crisis because one out of five species are threatened with extinction and over half have declining populations due to human threats. Yet our understanding of where these “threats” impact raptor species is
Christopher J. O’Bryan +19 more
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Occurrence of Chlamydiaceae in Raptors and Crows in Switzerland [PDF]
Bacteria of the family Chlamydiaceae are globally disseminated and able to infect many bird species. So far, 11 species of Chlamydia have been detected in wild birds, and several studies found chlamydial strains classified as genetically intermediate ...
Sandro Stalder +5 more
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Rescue centres play an important role in the protection of raptors living in the wild by caring for injured or debilitated animals and abandoned young with the aim of returning them to the wild.
Gabriela Lukešová +2 more
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Use of Citizen Science to Determine Prey Partitioning Between Two Coastal Raptors. [PDF]
In order to effectively conserve a species, it is often important to understand the ecological niche it occupies, and the resources required to sustain it.
Biggs L +7 more
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Infection patterns of parasites, including their prevalence, diversity and host specificity, can be impacted by many biological and environmental factors, but no study has focused on the circadian rhythms of vertebrate hosts, which may affect ...
Kai Gao, Lu Dong, Xi Huang
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State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations [PDF]
Raptors provide critical ecosystem services, yet there is currently no systematic, global synthesis of their conservation status or threats. We review the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List to examine the conservation status ...
Christopher J W Mcclure +2 more
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Wide-eyed glare scares raptors: From laboratory evidence to applied management [PDF]
Raptors are one of the most important causes of fatalities due to their collisions with aircrafts as well as being the main victims of collisions with constructions.
Martine Hausberger +2 more
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First report of Blastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in raptors [PDF]
IntroductionBlastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are common zoonotic pathogens threatening human and animal health. These parasites are widely distributed in birds, and substantial research on their prevalence has been conducted.
Zhen-Qiu Gao +12 more
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Urban areas promotes shifts in the proportion of prey consumed by four raptor species (Accipitridae) in Mexico [PDF]
Background Urbanization is a process of environmental change which reduces and fragments the original habitat and creates new pressures, conditions, and resources for the species.
Ubaldo Márquez-Luna +1 more
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The Raptors MoU is implemented via an Action Plan that promotes an internationally co-ordinated approach to the conservation of African-Eurasian birds of prey, with the overall aim being to return and maintain these species in Favourable Conservation ...
Nick P. Williams
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