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The IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group is dedicated to advancing the conservation and scientific understanding of the world's 309 Galliformes species and 47 tinamou species.

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Defend Your Core Film Project | Invasive Grasses

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25.11.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Projected Spatial–Temporal Habitat Patterns of the Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Under Climate and Land Use Change A multi-scale ensemble distribution model was used to evaluate the Chrysolophus amherstiae under different climate and land use change scenarios. Habitats of C. amherstiae are projected to decrease a...

Projected Spatial–Temporal Habitat Patterns of the Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Under Climate and Land Use Change | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology πŸͺΆ

07.11.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TWS2025: Feral horses out-eat Alberta ungulates, cattle - The Wildlife Society As an additional prey item for wolves, bears and cougars, equids may artificially boost predator numbers in the area

Feral horses aren’t well-studied in Alberta. But large populations of the invasive equids in the foothills of Alberta may be outcompeting native elk and bighorn sheep. Read more πŸ‘‡

31.10.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why We Love the Unapologetic Campness of Feathers From marabou-trimmed satin mules to ostrich feather hats, Chris Rhodes and Chloe Grace Press celebrate the feather in all its glory

Trade in feathers is enormous and global. www.anothermag.com/fashion-beau...

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Second Calling Notice - 9th International Galliformes Symposium - World Pheasant Association The World Pheasant Association (WPA) will hold a symposium on the conservation and sustainable management of all species of Galliformes (megapodes, cracids,

9th International Galliformes Symposium - 27-29 October 2026 in Pokhara, Nepal. www.pheasant.org.uk/second-calli...

22.10.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new phylogeny and classification of the tinamous, volant palaeognathous birds from the Neotropics The Neotropical Tinamidae is the most diverse family of palaeognathous birds (Neornithes; Palaeognathae). This is the only family with species capable of powered flight, in striking contrast to all t...

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15.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kitengela farmer selling guinea fowl, ornamental birds for Sh8,000 Engineer-turned-farmer Fredrick Omondi is turning guinea fowl and ornamental bird farming into a thriving agribusiness.

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15.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White-tailed fish eagle near Tromso, Norway. #birds

17.09.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellowbill stork near Limpopo River, South Africa

17.09.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cape white-eye in Kruger National Park.

17.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark-capped bulbul in Kruger National Park. #birds

17.09.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue waxbill--Southern cordonbleu in Kruger National Park. #birds

17.09.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Grouse Is Going Viral: Meet the Willow Ptarmigan, AKA the β€˜Awebo’ Bird This charismatic species from the Arctic tundra has become an internet sensation thanks to its bizarre calls and meme-worthy behavior.

www.audubon.org/magazine/gro...

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Lankford: β€˜Just believing differently than some other American is not illegal’ β€” The Hill Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday β€œjust believing differently than some other American is not illegal” in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

I would say this guy is full of crap. First I don’t believe he has democratic friends. Second, he knows damn well Kirk espoused the exact opposite of this. apple.news/A9HBnTYebQjO...

14.09.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Greenland Plot: It Sounds Like a Bad Movie I warned this wasn’t a joke. Now Trump’s loyalists are targeting Denmark with covert ops.

I warned this wasn’t a joke. Now, Trump loyalists are running covert ops to destabilize Greenland & rattle Denmark.
It sounds like a bad Hollywood movie...but it’s apparently U.S. policy, straight from the Oval Office.

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Over 100,000 quails culled at Changhua farm - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

21.08.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservationists: Ending lesser prairie chicken protections could set a troubling precedent β€’ Source New Mexico Conservationists worry about other species in Permian Basin after the lesser prairie chicken lost Endangered Species protection

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21.08.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNAPPED: Dusky grouse soon to begin 'reverse migration' JACKSON, Wyo. β€” A female dusky grouse sits on a stump overlooking the late summer foliage on Wednesday, Aug. 13, possibly contemplating her move to higher ground as temperatures begin to cool. Buckrai...

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Maun, Botswana. Female spectacled weaver. #birds

21.08.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Authorities make disturbing discovery after stopping suspicious vehicle at checkpoint: 'Will not go unpunished' β€” The Cool Down

The disaster of the pet trade. apple.news/AHDAKrxwaTyC...

27.07.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Primate pet ownership fuels a brutal industry. This bill could slow it down β€” NPR For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness β€” if they survive at all. A bill in Congress would aim to make ownership of captive primates ille...

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The pet trade of exotic animals has not upside. apple.news/As0kfSW9aRMS...

26.07.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Amazing Music by the Birds on a Wire
YouTube video by TheSantosRepublicTV Amazing Music by the Birds on a Wire

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18.07.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
GWCT response to government announcement on a lead shot ban - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

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Sage grouse blink out in Burgum’s North Dakota The state could be the first to lose its entire sage grouse population since the 1950s.

www.eenews.net/articles/sag...

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GL43: licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation (SACs) or within 500m of their boundary

www.gov.uk/government/p...

13.07.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo of the Day: Chukar Partridge at Haleakala Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

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Observing guineafowl running on soft mud shows math used to calculate dinosaur speed may be inaccurate An international team has found that equations to determine the speed of a moving dinosaur based on prints in trackways may be inaccurate. In their study published in the journal Biology Letters, the ...

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Captive-bred green peafowls naturally reproduce in China - People's Daily Online A captive-bred green peafowl is seen at the Weishan Qinghua green peafowl provincial nature reserve

en.people.cn/n3/2025/0523...

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