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New Paper Declares The Slender-Billed Curlew Extinct, Which Is The First Known Bird From Mainland Europe, Asia, And North Africa To Become Extinct Due To Human Activity
One of the latest bird species that is likely extinct is the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris ... If you thought that was interesting, you might like to read about the mysterious ...
Volunteers flocking to aid iconic bird's recovery
The Curlew Recovery Project has been funded by Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) and is part of the Melbreak Wildlife ...
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Man Expected a Package Delivery—Then Found a Wild Note Instead
Deano lives in Cairns, Australia, where he says curlew birds are "quite abundant" in the city, and "like many people we have a pair that nest in our yard." Bush Stone-curlews are a nocturnal ...
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Stone-curlew numbers more than double thanks to 40 years of effort
The numbers may not seem huge, but Stone-curlews lay a maximum of two eggs and only have one to two broods per year. This ...
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A win for Wiltshire’s wildlife as new RSPB nature reserve announced
We’re delighted to share that, after a competitive bidding process, the RSPB will be taking over the management of Wiltshire ...
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Project to save endangered bird marks 40 years
A conservation project in the East of England that has helped increase the population of one of the country's most threatened birds is marking ... and protecting stone-curlew breeding sites ...
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UCLan gets £51,000 to protect curlew bird in Lancashire
The funding will be used to raise awareness of the curlew bird and protect its habitat in East Lancashire. Senior fine art lecturer William Titley will run several community projects to educate ...