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« Reply #6885 on: March 19, 2018, 10:57:09 PM »
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« Reply #6888 on: March 20, 2018, 06:18:47 PM »
Bird populations in French countryside 'collapsing'

https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bird-populations-french-countryside-collapsing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Quote: "The culprit, researchers speculate, is the intensive use of pesticides on vast tracts of monoculture crops, especially wheat and corn. The problem is not that birds are being poisoned, but that the insects on which they depend for food have disappeared."

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bird-populations-french-countryside-collapsing.html#jCp


A starling finds grains in a garden-but many once common birds are an ever rarer sight, with a study showing some species' numbers have slumped in Europe amid crumbling insect numbers as researchers point to intensive use of pesticides

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« Reply #6889 on: March 23, 2018, 03:19:05 PM »
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« Reply #6890 on: March 23, 2018, 03:20:28 PM »
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« Reply #6891 on: March 23, 2018, 03:34:04 PM »
Living lesson: Decatur students watch eagles from afar, then meet the real thing at Scovill Zoo (Great story about Muffley School Kinders and teachers. They watch the Decorah Eagles in class!)

https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/living-lesson-decatur-students-watch-eagles-from-afar-then-meet/article_f91d6da8-c6c7-5270-b263-80d75abad9dd.html


Education and volunteer coordinator Benjamin Rapson answers questions from Muffley School kindergartners at the eagle exhibit in Scovill Zoo Tuesday.
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Anthony Reid and fellow Muffley School kindergartners look over the eagle exhibit at the Scovill Zoo on Tuesday.
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Muffley student Jiselle Beltran observes Scovill Zoo eagles Quinn and Abby during the kindergarten class' visit to the exhibit Tuesday. The students got the opportunity to see real eagles as part of their study project on the bird.
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« Reply #6895 on: March 24, 2018, 11:03:24 AM »
Viewers can stream live as eagle eggs getting ready to hatch at St. Patrick's Park

http://wsbt.com/news/local/viewers-can-watch-live-as-eagle-eggs-getting-ready-to-hatch-at-st-patricks-park

Live Eagle Cam: ND-LEEF at St. Patrick's County Park - South Bend, Indiana

https://environmentalchange.nd.edu/resources/nd-leef/live-bald-eagle-cam/

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« Reply #6896 on: March 24, 2018, 11:19:33 AM »
Eagles4kids is a partner of the Earth Conservation Corps nest

http://www.eagles4kids.com/

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« Reply #6898 on: March 24, 2018, 11:38:08 AM »
Injured bald eagle saved from waters of Duck River

http://wkrn.com/2018/03/21/injured-bald-eagle-saved-from-waters-of-duck-river/

Bald Eagle found shot in Bedford County to soar once more

http://fox17.com/news/local/eagle-found-shot-in-bedford-county-to-soar-once-more

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« Reply #6899 on: March 24, 2018, 11:48:19 AM »
Three bald eagles found shot to death near Tangent, Oregon

http://katu.com/news/local/three-bald-eagles-found-shot-to-death-near-tangent

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