on April 3, 2014 10:47 AM
As much as a sixth of the total population of an emblematic California bird species faces harm this week, and a prestigious group has gone into emergency mode to prevent a tragedy.
According to Audubon California, between 25,000 and 50,000 tricolored blackbirds are currently nesting in a field in Madera County that is slated for harvest as early as today, and the group is feverishly working with the farm owner to delay that harvest until the baby blackbirds have left their nests.
Fewer than 300,000 tricolored blackbirds remain in the world, which means losing 50,000 could be a serious blow to the species. But though such stories often play out in conflict between wildlife advocates and landowners, this one has a twist: the farmer's also looking for a way out that doesn't hurt the birds.
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According to Audubon California, between 25,000 and 50,000 tricolored blackbirds are currently nesting in a field in Madera County that is slated for harvest as early as today, and the group is feverishly working with the farm owner to delay that harvest until the baby blackbirds have left their nests.
Fewer than 300,000 tricolored blackbirds remain in the world, which means losing 50,000 could be a serious blow to the species. But though such stories often play out in conflict between wildlife advocates and landowners, this one has a twist: the farmer's also looking for a way out that doesn't hurt the birds.
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