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Clever wild birds share intelligence gene with human

ACanadianteamfoundseveralbraingenesthatmakewildbirdsclevererthanothersatforagingforfoodarelinkedwiththosemakinghumansintelligent,whichprovidesaninsightintotheev

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China cautiously boosts ecotourism, protecting migratory birds, wetland

Chinaistreadingcautiouslytoboostecotourismtoprotectmillionsofmigratorybirdsandvastswathesofwetlands.Forcenturies,China’sfood-richintertidalmudflatsaroundtheYell

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China land reclamation ban revives migratory birds' habitat

China’sdecisiontobanlandreclamationissettoboostthebreedingofendangeredmigratorybirds.Everyyear,migratorybirdslikereddish-brownSpoonbillSandpipersflockatTiaozini

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Bird pulled from brink of extinction facing poisoning threat

TheredkitehasbecomemorecommonintheUKinthepast30years,thankstoconservationschemes.But,whilenumbersofthebirdsofpreyareontherise,scientistssayhumanfactorsthreatent

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APD spotlight: Exploring the secrets of bird migration in China

Birdsareoneofthemostbeautifulspeciesintheworld.Thereare160,000kindsofbirds,andthetertiaryperiodistheGoldenAgeforbirds.However,thereareonlynomorethan10,000kindso

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Bird-hit cases increase throughout India

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September26(APD)-AccordingtolatestdataobtainedfromIndia’sDirectorateGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA),birdsoranimalshitaircraftmore

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Philippine troops to help cull thousands of fowl in bird flu battle

ThePhilippineswilldeployhundredsoftroopstohastenacullofabout600,000fowl,thefarmministersaidonWednesday,aspartofeffortstoreinintheSoutheastAsiannation'sfirstoutb

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Rural structures posing greater relative threat than urban ones

A new study finds that while smaller buildings cause fewer bird deaths than do bigger buildings, larger buildings in rural areas pose a greater threat to birds than if those same-sized buildings were located in an urban area.

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Rural structures posing greater relative threat than urban ones

Anewstudyfindsthatwhilesmallerbuildingscausefewerbirddeathsthandobiggerbuildings,largerbuildingsinruralareasposeagreaterthreattobirdsthanifthosesame-sizedbuildi

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Gannet bonanza on Yorkshire cliffs

AgannetbonanzahasbeenconfirmedonthetoweringcliffsofYorkshirebyresearchfromtheRSPB.AsurveyshowsthecliffsaroundFlamboroughHeadandFileyarehometo412,000seabirdsincl

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Fossil sheds light on bird evolution after asteroid strike

Thefossilofatinybirdthatlived62millionyearsagoconfirmsthatbirdsevolvedveryrapidlyaftertheasteroidstrikethatwipedoutthedinosaurs.Thesparrow-sizedtree-dwellerlive

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Birds, frogs hit airwaves on Czech 'slow' radio

Thelivesoundsofsingingbirds,croakingfrogsandhedgehogsburrowingintofoliagehavebecomeasurprisehitonCzechradio.BroadcastingfromaforestinthesouthwestoftheCzechRepub

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Study reveals effects of ‘poorly run wildlife trade’ on Singapore’s bird species

Seven in 10 birds offered for sale in shops in Singapore are species not native or previously native to Singapore, raising concerns over the dangers of a poorly run trade and overharvesting, a study has found.

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Japan starts culling chickens, ducks after bird flu outbreak-media

​Nov 29 Japan started culling more than 300,000 chickens and ducks after a highly contagious form of bird flu was found in two locations in the north of the country, Kyodo news reported on Tuesday.

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Bird flu hits Europe, France raises checks to counter virus

Several European countries have reported outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Thursday, while France raised safety checks to counter the virus which can have a major impact on farmers.

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Study finds birds can sleep in mid-air during long-distance flight

German scientists have found definitive proof for the first time that great frigatebirds can sleep during their long-distance flight.

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"Bird man" story tells lake's revival in C China

Zhang Shengyuan is a "bird man". The 57-year-old lives in a double-decker boat inside the Yangchaihu section of Honghu Lake in central China's Hubei Province. Every day, he patrols the lake in a canoe, watching birds and noting species and population numbers, and, more importantly, protecting them against hunters.