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Hundreds of pelican congregate in a Mississippi River backwater Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Alma, Wisconsin. The Mississippi River flyway is a migration route followed by more than 30 percent of ...
The Mississippi Flyway is a bird migration route that generally follows the Mississippi, Missouri, and Lower Ohio Rivers in the United States across the western Great Lakes to the Mackenzie River and Hudson Bay in Canada. The main endpoints of the flyway include central Canada and the region surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. [1]
By 2007, $827 million had been spent in Canada to purchase and enhance waterfowl habitats encompassing 4.4 million acres (18,000 km²). [5] In total, joint ventures have invested $4.5 billion to protect 15.7 million acres (64,000 km²) of such habitats. [2] The plan coordinates activities with other organizations, such as Ducks Unlimited.
The passing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States resulted in a need for more information on bird migration. Frederick Charles Lincoln was put in charge and improved methods for trapping and banding, developed record-keeping procedures, recruited banders, fostered international cooperation, and promoted banding as a tool for research and wildlife management.
The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction.
The triple whammy of record warmth, very little snow and lack of ice in Wisconsin during the winter of 2023-24 has made headlines.. The birds have noticed, too. Many species are migrating to the ...
KAMR-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Amarillo, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC.It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KCPN-LD (channel 33); Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KCIT (channel 14) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting.
The proclamation by Newsom, a Democrat, allows the state to streamline and expedite resources to address the rapid spread of bird flu across the state, his office said in a news release.