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The birds are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The laced corn was spread around areas where children and domesticated animals were often present, posing a risk to those ...
An undercover video at one event showed that Inhofe and his allies left behind dozens of wounded birds to slowly die in a field. Inhofe ended the shooting events in 2017 after years of protest ...
Bird control or bird abatement involves the methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health-related problems through their feces, including histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis. [ 1 ] Bird droppings may also cause damage to property and equipment.
New York has reported the state’s first death from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a disease that spreads through bites from mosquitoes. An expert discusses the risks and means of prevention.
Starlicide. Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Starlicide or gull toxicant is a chemical avicide that is highly toxic to European starlings (thus the name) and gulls, but less toxic to other birds or to mammals such as humans and pets.
Towerkill is a phenomenon in which birds are killed by collisions with antenna towers. In poor visibility, birds may simply fly into the guy-wires. But night illuminations around the towers can also disrupt migration patterns, with disoriented birds colliding with the structure. Research indicates that blinking lights can reduce deaths without ...
September 5, 2024 at 12:23 PM. A sentencing date has been set for man accused of slaughtering more than 3,600 birds, including more than 118 protected eagles, during a years-long wildlife ...
The World Health Organization published in 2004 that "Prallethrin is of low mammalian toxicity, with no evidence of carcinogenicity" and "is very toxic to bees and fish but of low toxicity to birds." [2] Prallethrin is a member of the pyrethroid class of insecticides. Pyrethroids have historically been classified into two groups, Type I and ...