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  1. locustella

    From the news: the U.S. wild turkey numbers are decreasing

    The U.S. wild turkey population is on the decline: What’s behind the decline? Roddy Scheer, March 17, 2024 | 11:21 am https://augustafreepress.com/news/the-u-s-wild-turkey-population-is-on-the-decline-whats-behind-the-decline/
  2. locustella

    Observations recording database template for Microsoft Access

    MS Access can be customized in unlimited ways.
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    Beaver now has protected status

    First wild beaver in Wales in 400 years: Guardian News
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    Observations recording database template for Microsoft Access

    Hello, here: https://darekk.com/db/birds/ are example simple database templates for Microsoft Access for observations. Maybe someone would be interested. In case of incompatibilities of the database with the Microsoft Windows operating system or the Microsoft Access program, you can try to...
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    Beaver now has protected status

    In Poland beavers almost completely had extinct in the second half of the 19th century (i. e. they had been eradicated). Before World War II, the beaver population was restored to 400 individuals. After the war, about 130 individuals remained. In 2020, there were about 142,5 thousands of...
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    Bird hunting and egg collecting with paleolithic lunar calendar

    A little off topic, partially about birds. Bacon, B., Khatiri, A., Palmer, J., Freeth, T., Pettitt, P., & Kentridge, R. (2023). An Upper Palaeolithic Proto-writing System and Phenological Calendar. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 1-19. doi:10.1017/S0959774322000415...
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    45th session of the UNESCO WHC in Kazan, Russia, postponed

    Russians have damaged so far (11 July) 161 cultural sites in Ukraine – 71 religious ones, 12 museums, 31 historic buildings, 23 buildings dedicated to cultural activities, 17 monuments and 7 libraries: https://www.unesco.org/en/ukraine-war/damages-and-victims...
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    45th session of the UNESCO WHC in Kazan, Russia, postponed

    Infortunately I agree, at least partially. About 1/3 of protected areas in Ukraine have suffered from the Russian aggression, nature is being damaged by wildfires, pollution, dolphins are being killed, etc. https://www.yournec.org/nature-and-war-how-russian-invasion-destroys-ukrainian-wildlife/...
  9. locustella

    45th session of the UNESCO WHC in Kazan, Russia, postponed

    This is not about the natural heritage but the Russian authorities (Kremlin) are murdering Ukrainians, destroying and stealing Ukrainian cultural heritage, and denying the existence of Ukrainian culture, language and nation. And they are supposed to chair that meeting. There is something deeply...
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    45th session of the UNESCO WHC in Kazan, Russia, postponed

    Only indirectly about nature preservation. The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Kazan, Russia, scheduled from 19 - 30 June 2022 has been postponed. But why not relocated to Ukraine, at least online ? https://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/45COM...
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    Global Big Day (8 May 2021)

    Last year more than 50,000 people from 175 countries submitted 120,000 checklists with eBird. https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-8-may-2021
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    External hard drive recommendation

    Is it true, that SSD disks can last much longer than HDDs, are mechanically more durable, saved files can last on them for longer period, but can't be deleted and saved so many times as on HDDs ? In other way than can be used for very long time provided that they are not used too much ? Is it...
  13. locustella

    Dead bird in Rome

    Fireworks are nice, but this is sad, although statistically insignificant. This year in Warsaw, around midnight, terrified crow birds, probably rooks, were fleeing from fireworks from time to time, even in groups. Raven birds rarely fly with lantern lights all year around too. One year, scared...
  14. locustella

    Iceberg A68a on collision course with penguins

    it shatters into large fragments: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55413969 and A68a has little to do with climate change according to this article.
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    first cases of coronavirus in Antarctica

    at Chilean research station Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme. The entire crew got inected, 36 people. The have been replaced by new ones. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/covid-cases-recorded-in-antarctica-for-first-time...
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    climate change causes shifts of pied flycatcher and its prey fenology, not matching each other

    Climate change causes shifts of pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) breeding fenology and Lepidoptera fenology (caterpillars abundance). But they don't match each other precisely. This mistiming with the prey can influence reproductive success of birds...
  17. locustella

    climate change, avian malaria and house sparrow decline

    Perhaps sparrow decline is caused by avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum): https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.182197
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    Iceberg A68a on collision course with penguins

    (with an island full of i.e. penguins) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iceberg-penguin-island_n_5fd4f786c5b663c37596f9bd?guccounter=1
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    Climate change disrupted mast seeding in European beech Fagus sylvatica

    Now they produce seeds more often, what is disadvantageous. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-020-0592-8 Bogdziewicz, M., Kelly, D., Thomas, P.A. et al. Climate warming disrupts mast seeding and its fitness benefits in European beech. Nat. Plants (2020)...
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    Marine phytoplankton and our miserables lives

    Marine phytoplankton and our miserables lifes It is very likely, that phytoplankton is declining at frightening rate. Because it is main producer of the oxygen on Earth, we can suffocate one day (?). As a result of pollution of oceans. Although global warming is indicated as a probable cause of...
  21. locustella

    More alarmism 'Ecological grief':Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency

    There were attempts of buying Greenland in 1867 and 1946 ...
  22. locustella

    Amazon deforestation increased rapidly in August

    Yes, those fires are south of rainforests in Kongo Basin, I was wrong. But is it normal ? https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/amazon-fires-dwarfed-by-the-blazes-burning-across-africa/news-story/4ff4d1a4b2cbbc55f79f367bf5f2bc9d https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49471644 Africa...
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    Amazon deforestation increased rapidly in August

    According to information available in the internet, Africa forests are burning too. Here is a map of the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS): https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#z:3;c:0.0,0.0;d:2019-08-24..2019-08-25
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    More alarmism 'Ecological grief':Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency

    Thanks to global warming, Greenland's natural resources are becoming increasingly available and Greenland's soil is becoming more valuable. Nobody is traumatized, unfortunately. According to some information available in the internet, Trump is attempting to buy Greenland. This suggests, that...
  25. locustella

    Amazon deforestation increased rapidly in August

    And number of fires in Brasil is twice larger than in 2013. However fire activity (?) is a little below average. Amazon fires caused blackout in São Paulo. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49415973
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