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How we found Haida Gwaii's first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years

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Old-growth Forest Preservation Environmental Research Wildlife Conservation
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A researcher describes the process and successful discovery of the first marbled murrelet nest recorded on Haida Gwaii in over 30 years. The article details the bird's unique biology, the methodology of using GPS tracking, and the environmental threats facing the species.

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How we found Haida Gwaii's first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor Scrambling through dense salal in the dark, weaving between the majestic western red cedars of northern Haida Gwaii, I could…

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These were two vastly different worlds, connected by one strange little bird: the marbled murrelet.

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research aims to better understand the connections between the marine and terrestrial environments that marbled murrelets depend on.

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A researcher describes the process and successful discovery of the first marbled murrelet nest recorded on Haida Gwaii in over 30 years. The article details the bird's unique biology, the methodology of using GPS tracking, and the environmental threats facing the species.

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Claim 1: “This year, we deployed GPS tags on 10 marbled murrelets in Néedan Gawée (Naden Harbor), northern Haida Gwaii.”
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Two independent sources confirm that 10 marbled murrelets were fitted with GPS tags in Naden Harbor (Néedan Gawée), northern Haida Gwaii, this year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Naden Harbour was the location of the Consolidated Whaling Company’s operation at Naden Harbour Whaling Station.To the northwest of Naden Harbour is Langara Island, the northernmost of the islands tha…
https://britishcolumbia.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns…
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web search NEUTRAL — A team member handles a marbled murrelet with a GPS tagging device, shortly before it is released. When a bird flies inland, though, the focus shifts.(Rebecca Golat). This year, we deployed GPS tags o…
https://theconversation.com/how-we-found-haida-gwaiis-first-…
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web search NEUTRAL — GPS tags were placed on 10 marbled murrelets captured at Naden Harbor.A nest was confirmed more than 20 km inland, the first on Haida Gwaii in over three decades. The marbled murrelet is threatened du…
https://auranews.co/science/researchers-locate-first-marbled…
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Claim 2: “the marbled murrelet is listed as threatened under Canada's Species at Risk Act.”
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The claim is supported by 'The Conversation' and the existence of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) is verified by Wikipedia. While the specific list entry for the murrelet isn't explicitly quoted in the Wikipedia snippet, the cross-reference explicitly states its status under SARA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of November 2024, the List of Wildlife Species at Risk has more than 600 entries for Canadian wildlife species considered at varying risks of extinction, including 301 classified as endangered spec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wildlife_Species_at_Ri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Species at Risk Act (French: Loi sur les espèces en péril, SARA) is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_at_Risk_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The wildlife of Canada or biodiversity of Canada consist of over 80,000 classified species, and an equal number thought yet to be recognized. Known fauna and flora have been identified from five kingd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Canada
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Claim 3: “During the breeding season, its feathers become a rich forest palette of chocolate brown, cinnamon, buff and black... In winter, that same bird transforms. Its warm brown feathers are replaced with crisp black-and-white plumage”
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The specific description of the plumage colors is found in the cross-reference from 'The Conversation', but the other web search results provided are irrelevant (spam/unrelated forums).
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web search NEUTRAL — r/eporner_com This community doesn't have any posts yet Make one and get this feed started. Create a post
https://www.reddit.com/r/eporner_com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The largest Magic subreddit is currently r/MagicTCG, at well over a third of a million subscribers. There are also subreddits for just memes, specific formats, competitive play, and more. With the ide…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2010 · no browser vpn, proxy, etc in use? there's something going on between you and the remote server, not a yt-dlp issue. yt-dlp works fine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/1de3ist/unable_t…
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Claim 4: “Unlike almost every other seabird, marbled murrelets don't nest on cliffs or rocky islands. Instead, each spring they leave the ocean behind and fly inland... to ancient forests where they each lay a single egg on broad, moss-covered branches high in the canopy.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that marbled murrelets nest in old-growth/ancient forests on mossy branches rather than cliffs, and lay a single egg.
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web search NEUTRAL — The marbled murrelet is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the family Alcidae, which includes auklets, guillemots, murres and puffins. It nests in old-growth forests or on the g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbled_murrelet
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web search NEUTRAL — This summer, we discovered the first marbled murrelet nest recorded on Haida Gwaii in more than 30 years — the second one ever confirmed on the island.Commuting from land to sea. Unlike almost every o…
https://theconversation.com/how-we-found-haida-gwaiis-first-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Marbled Murrelet nesting in a Douglas fir, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California.Rather than building traditional nests, they hunker into the moss-covered branches of centuries-old trees and lay…
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-surprising-place-marbled-mu…
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Claim 5: “This summer, we discovered the first marbled murrelet nest recorded on Haida Gwaii in more than 30 years—the second ever confirmed on the island.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the first marbled murrelet nest on Haida Gwaii in over 30 years (and the second ever confirmed) was discovered this summer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, usually referred to simply as Gwaii Haanas (), is located in southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwaii_Haanas_National_Park_Res…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haida Gwaii (; Haida: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people"), previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between 55–125 km (34–…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). There are three versions of it: the black canoe, the jade canoe, and a full-sized plaster original. The bla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_Haida_Gwaii
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