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In Photos: Drenched snowy owl gets a helping hand from Canadian kayaker

In Photos: Drenched snowy owl gets a helping hand from Canadian kayaker

December 9, 2021December 4, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A snowy owl that recently found itself stranded in Canada’s Little Lake near North West River was fished out of the frigid water thanks to a kind-hearted kayaker. Billy LR Gauthier and Kara Montague were enjoying a gentle paddle on the lake when an owl swooped down from a nearby bridge startling Gauthier. It “really […]

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‘They’re territorial’: can birds and drones coexist?

‘They’re territorial’: can birds and drones coexist?

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Drone delivery company Wing has temporarily suspended deliveries to the Canberra suburb of Harrison after a nesting raven swooped a drone delivering coffee. It has ignited an interesting dichotomy: if such deliveries are the carbon-friendly future, can birds and drones coexist, or should action be taken to mitigate any ill-effects of drones on wildlife? Drones […]

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Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest

Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest

September 29, 2021September 25, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Next spring, California condors will soar in northern California for the first time in a century. Four young condors will be released in Redwood National and State Parks, reintroducing this critically endangered species to what was once only the middle of a vast range that stretched from Baja California all the way up to British […]

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10 Fun Facts About the American Crow

10 Fun Facts About the American Crow

September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

American Crows are a familiar sight across the country, common everywhere except our hottest and driest deserts. While crows in folklore and fiction are often associated with trickery and death (a group of crows is, after all, called a “murder”), recent research has shed new light on just how intelligent and family-oriented these birds can […]

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‘Bored’ ravens straying from Tower of London as tourist numbers fall

‘Bored’ ravens straying from Tower of London as tourist numbers fall

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A lack of tourists is driving the ravens at the Tower of London to boredom and causing them to fly away. Legend has it the monarchy and the Tower of London will fall if its six resident ravens leave the fortress. The birds, known as the guardians of the tower, are shrouded in myth and […]

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‘Landscape of fear’: what a mass of rotting reindeer carcasses taught scientists

‘Landscape of fear’: what a mass of rotting reindeer carcasses taught scientists

July 18, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

In August 2016, a park ranger stumbled upon 323 dead wild tundra reindeer in Norway’s remote Hardangervidda plateau. They had been killed in a freak lightning event. But instead of removing the carcasses, the park decided to leave them where they were, allowing nature to take its course – and scientists to study this island […]

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POLL: Is it justified to kill wild birds to protect the public?

POLL: Is it justified to kill wild birds to protect the public?

February 25, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

The government’s conservation watchdog has issued licences to destroy 170,000 wild birds, eggs and nests, including rare and declining species such as curlews and swifts, in the past five years. Natural England has given permission to kill birds of more than 70 species, or have their nests and eggs destroyed. These include peregrine falcons, barn […]

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