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Coffee, Birds, And Forests In The Central Andes BirdScape

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More than 70 species of migratory birds travel from North America to the Caldas region in the Colombian Andes to spend the winter. Upon arrival, these birds often encounter habitats that have been fragmented and degraded by tree felling for wood production, agriculture, and urbanization.

The Paisajes Sostenibles (PaSos) project is a multi-partner sustainability that aims to restore degraded working lands, increase habitat connectivity, and reduce the environmental impact of coffee production, … Continue

A New Grasslands Conservation Program For Ranching, Wildlife, And The American Public | Webinar

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There are about 600 million acres of grasslands left in the U.S. They occur throughout the country and are among our most threatened landscapes. We have been losing acres at an alarming rate for a long time. One disastrous result of those sustained losses is that we now have about half as many birds in our grasslands that we did in 1970. And the decline continues.

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Sword-Billed Hummingbird: Amazing Adaptation

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Both the genus and species names for the Sword-Billed Hummingbird derive from the Latin words for “sword bearer” – a fitting description for the only bird in the world with a bill longer than its body. One of the larger hummingbird species – almost the size of a Swallow-Tailed Hummingbird – the Sword-Bill’s astonishing beak adds an additional four inches to its length. Its bill alone is longer than many other … Continue