Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates
Scientists, including those from UBC forestry, use genome sequencing to find out.
Source: news.ubc.ca
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Claws and effect: Birds talented with their talons share common ancient ancestor
A study from the University of Alberta, which relied on images gathered from birders on the internet, examines the evolution of more than 1,000 bird species — namely their feet.
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Source: cbc.ca
'Birders, not blockaders' ask B.C. to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets
Birders and biologists are banding together to urge the B.C. government to protect ancient forests on southwestern Vancouver Island in a bid to save threatened marbled murrelet nesting sites.
Source: vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
'Birders, not blockaders' ask B.C.to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets
Citizen scientists have documented more than 300 sightings of the rare robin-sized seabird, which raises its chick after laying a single egg on massive moss covered tree branches in the old-growth forests on southwestern Vancouver Island.
Source: squamishchief.com
'Birders, not blockaders' ask B.C. to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis
Birders and biologists are banding together to urge the B.C. government to protect ancient forests on southwestern Vancouver Island in a bid to save threatened marbled murrelet nesting sites.
Source: nationalobserver.com
Skunks are dying of avian flu. What does that mean for you and your pets?
Experts are advising British Columbians, and pet owners in particular, to take precautions after a recent case where several skunks died of avian flu in Metro Vancouver.
Source: cbc.ca