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Credit: Everton Miranda/University of KwaZulu?Natal
Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet s most spectacular birds. They are also among its most elusive, generally avoiding areas disturbed by human activity - therefore already having vanished from portions of its range - and listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as being Near-Threatened .
However, new research led by the University of Plymouth (UK) suggests estimates of the species current distribution are potentially overestimating range size.
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Checking on Maineâs Peregrinesâ Peregrine de-feathering (Photos: Don Reimer)
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4 Last week my car made an impromptu pullover along Rockland’s busy Camden Street. As you might have guessed, a notable bird had drawn my attention an adult peregrine falcon perched nonchalantly in a tall street-side tree. This unusual sighting called to mind the historic struggles of this iconic species, now recovering from earlier population declines. By the mid-1960s, peregrine falcons had completely vanished in the Eastern United States, and the last known nesting pair was reported in 1956. Widespread use of DDT, a pesticide, was one contributing factor in their demise, causing thinning of peregrine egg shells that led to consequent nesting failures. The falcon’s fortunes improved, however, with the 1970 banning of DDT within the U.S. Peregrines were also placed on the Endangered Species List, as other gradual rescue measures
Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Summary:
New US Covid cases were at a record 247,737 on Friday on the worldometers site that I watch; that would be nearly 40% of all the new infections reported worldwide on that day as per that site.However, the Johns Hopkins dashboard is showing a record 1,489,000 new Covid infections worldwide on that date, more than double any previous one day total..I have to assume that s in error, and my best guess would be that somehow the data was entered twice, and they ll eventually correct it.Regardless, whatever the a
A Long-billed vulture | Photos by WWF-Pakistan / Zahoor Salmi
Abundant and healthy animal carcasses and a suitable habitat with an undisturbed area to lay eggs is all that the vultures in South Asia ask for to thrive.
Of the nine South Asian species of this large ungainly bird, eight are found in Pakistan. These include the Oriental White-backed vulture, the Long-billed vulture, the Red-headed vulture, the Egyptian vulture, the Cinereous vulture, the Lammergeier, the Himalayan Griffon vulture and the Eurasian griffon vulture.
However, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed three of these species on the ‘critically endangered’ list of threatened species. Of these three, the White-backed and the Long-billed vultures are both found in Tharparkar, Sindh.
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