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    Animals
    The red-cockaded woodpecker has been listed as endangered for more than half a century.
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    How The Military Helped Bring Back The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

    Mar 02, 2021
    The U.S. military and conservation groups forged an unusual alliance to help save the red-cockaded woodpecker, but a Trump-era move to take it off the endangered list could threaten the bird.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    House Sparrow
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    Feeling Cooped Up? Let Your Mind Fly Free With 'What It's Like To Be A Bird'

    Apr 13, 2020
    People sheltering-in-place due to the coronavirus pandemic may want to know more about the lives of the birds they see outside their window. Illustrator David Allen Sibley's new book might help.
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    The Salt
    Orchard manager Justin Meduri says he is thrilled with the results of the laser system protecting his crop. "There's not one bird that you see flying around," he says.
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    Growers Are Beaming Over The Success Of Lasers To Stave Off Thieving Birds

    Aug 12, 2018
    Laser beams that sweep erratically across crops have shown promise in protecting harvests from loss caused by birds. But researchers are still studying whether the beams may harm the animals' retinas.
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    The Two-Way
    A raven flies in the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming.
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    Ravens Surprise Scientists By Showing They Can Plan

    Jul 13, 2017
    As recently as 10 years ago, humans were thought to be the only species with the ability to plan. Turns out ravens can too, on a par with great apes.
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    The Two-Way
    An international team of scientists believes it has solved the mystery of how eggs got their shapes.
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    How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It

    Jun 22, 2017
    Eggs evolved over 300 million years ago and now come in all kinds of shapes, from Tic Tacs to teardrops to pingpong balls. After studying some 50,000 eggs, a team of researchers thinks it knows why.
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    Environment
    Susan Gallagher, chief naturalist at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center, examines the eagle who died from lead poisoning.
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    Lead Ammunition Poisons Wildlife But Too Expensive To Change, Hunters Say

    Feb 20, 2017
    Just before leaving office, the Obama administration banned the use of lead ammunition on federal land. Some hunters want President Trump to reverse the ban.
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    The Two-Way
    A gray jay sits on the tips of skis in 2006 in Avon, Colo.
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    Canada Is Agonizing About Choosing A National Bird

    Nov 17, 2016
    The humble, hardy gray jay is poised to become a national symbol, but that's definitely controversial among fans of the Canada goose and the common loon. Also the snowy owl and black-capped chickadee.
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    The Two-Way
    Spix's macaws (L-R) Felicitas, Frieda, Paula and Paul sit on a branch in their aviary in Germany. The species has not been seen in the wild for 15 years until the recent sighting in Brazil.
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    An Avian Mystery: Rare Parrot Spotted In Wild For First Time In 15 Years

    Jun 25, 2016
    A solitary Spix's Macaw was spotted and caught on video flying over Bahia, Brazil. The origins of the bird are unknown, but conservators say its appearance represents "a new hope" for the area.
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    Environment
    The Wind River Range provides a backdrop for the Upper Green River Valley, one of the strongholds of greater sage-grouse in Sublette County, Wyo. Grouse breed and winter on the large expanses of federally managed sagebrush uplands, but need the wet meado
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    Fight To Save The Sage Grouse Finds Friends In All Corners Of The West

    Sep 01, 2015

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to list the greater sage grouse as endangered. Many groups, including some oil and gas firms and a conservation group don't want that to happen.

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    All Tech Considered
    A 3-D printer can turn out any number of identical faux eggs of nearly any shape or size. Such uniformity is crucial in replicating science studies and is tough to achieve when each of the fakes is handcrafted, the old-fashioned way.
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    Higher-Tech Fake Eggs Offer Better Clues To Wild-Bird Behavior

    May 26, 2015
    Faux eggs made with 3-D printers are better than sculpted versions, researchers say, because it's easier to systematically vary their size, weight and other features. Next goal: 3-D fragile shells.
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    Are Burrowing Owls in Las Vegas in Trouble

    Dec 26, 2012
    Watch out the next time you're walking around Centennial Hills.  There may be burrowing owls afoot!  The small owl makes its home in that Las Vegas neighborhood, but biologists fear construction may threaten its safety.
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    Re-engineering the dinosaur

    Nov 01, 2011
    Paleontologist Jack Horner has been laughed at before. When he said dinosaurs were really birds not reptiles, the idea was rejected but now it's the accepted view.
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