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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #3151 on: November 19, 2022, 12:40:17 PM »

This bird hadn’t been documented by scientists since 1882. Then they captured video of it in Papua New Guinea

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/world/black-naped-pheasant-pigeon-scn-trnd/index.html


Researchers captured footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon 140 years after the bird was last documented by scientists.
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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #3152 on: November 29, 2022, 11:02:04 PM »

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #3154 on: December 19, 2022, 09:16:45 PM »

Autonomous P-Flap ornithopter uses a claw to perch like a bird

https://newatlas.com/drones/p-flap-ornithopter-claw-perch/


A close look at P-Flap's claw mechanismRaphael Zufferey

Paper: How ornithopters can perch autonomously on a branch

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35356-5


A Rendered view of the leg-claw system with the flapping-wing robot. The five degrees of freedom are displayed as well as the features necessary for perching flights. B The steps of the proposed perching method for ornithopters. C Perching sequence. D Eagle shortly before landing on a branch by D. Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #3155 on: January 12, 2023, 02:19:14 PM »

Eagle Mitigation Models Update: Alternative Options for Offsetting Golden Eagle Take at Wind Energy Facilities

https://rewi.org/webinars/eagle-mitigation-models-update/

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« Reply #3156 on: January 17, 2023, 03:02:51 PM »

Priority conservation areas and a global population estimate for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle derived from modelled range metrics using remote sensing habitat characteristics

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.29.470363v2
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« Reply #3157 on: January 26, 2023, 08:35:04 PM »

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #3159 on: February 17, 2023, 04:33:22 PM »

Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute research papers:

Eagles, Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund, Wind - https://rewi.org/resources_cat/eagles/

(REWI conducts research to identify effective eagle mitigation measures that can "offset" eagle takes at wind energy installations.)

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« Reply #3160 on: February 22, 2023, 01:45:16 PM »

Webinar:

Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund Webinar: Eagle Flight Characteristics & Wind Turbines and Raptor Carcass Persistence - https://rewi.org/webinars/eagle-flight-characteristics-wind-turbines-and-raptor-carcass-persistence/

Papers:

Game bird carcasses are less persistent than raptor carcasses, but can predict raptor persistence dynamics - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0279997

Flight characteristics forecast entry by eagles into rotor-swept zones of wind turbines - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ibi.13076
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« Reply #3163 on: May 19, 2023, 04:52:16 PM »

USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2023/ca-condor-hpai



Emergency Support Needed for California Condors

https://www.peregrinefund.org/condor-crisis

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« Reply #3164 on: May 21, 2023, 10:29:33 AM »

Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals mental health benefits of birdlife

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20207-6?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template

Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template

Of cricket chirps and car horns: The effect of nature sounds on cognitive performance

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30367351/

Why birds and their songs are good for our mental health

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2023/birds-song-nature-mental-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_trending_now&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&location=alert
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