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by Hina Alam, The Canadian Press
Posted May 9, 2021 5:00 am ADT
Last Updated May 9, 2021 at 5:09 am ADT
VANCOUVER A little yellow bird’s rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province’s Okanagan region, according to one Canadian government researcher.
The importance of local wild roses emerged over a nearly 20-year experiment concentrating on the yellow-breasted chat, a tiny bird whose characteristics and precarious status have preoccupied scientists for decades.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the population at one breeding site on the grounds of the Okanagan Valley’s En’owkin Centre stood at just one pair.
Hina Alam
An adult male yellow-breasted chat is shown in this undatd photograph on lands protected in collaboration between the En owkin Centre and Penticton Indian Band with support through ECCC. The rescue from near extinction for a little yellow bird hinges on the wild rose in British Columbia s Okanagan Valley, a researcher says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, A. Michael Bezener/ En owkin Centre 2020 MANDATORY CREDIT May 09, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - A little yellow bird s rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province s Okanagan region, according to one Canadian government researcher.
The importance of local wild roses emerged over a nearly 20-year experiment concentrating on the yellow-breasted chat, a tiny bird whose characteristics and precarious status have preoccupied scientists for decades.
VANCOUVER A little yellow bird s rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province s Okanagan region, according to one Canadian government researcher. The importance of local wild roses emerged over a nearly 20-year experiment concentrating on the yellow-breasted chat, a tiny bird whose characteristics and precarious status have preoccupied scientists for decades. At the beginning of the 21st century, the population at one breeding site on the grounds of the Okanagan Valley s En owkin Centre stood at just one pair. Today it s grown to roughly 22 pairs, a phenomenon Environment and Climate Change Canada researcher Christine Bishop largely attributes to the rejuvenation of wild roses in the area.
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