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As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

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Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine darted overhead, sounding high-pitched, rapid-fire distress calls.

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Associated Press News

As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In a forest near Lake Michigan, two scientists attached a backpack tracking device to a merlin they'd lured into a net. The mission: help prevent the predatory species from gobbling up piping plovers — highly endangered shorebirds that nest nearby.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Recovering species threaten others in worse shape

Recovery of some vulnerable species through restoration efforts has made comebacks more difficult for others in peril (Aug. 1) (AP video/John Flesher, Mike Householder)

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

Recovery of some vulnerable species through restoration efforts has made comebacks more difficult for others in peril

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others In More Dire Shape

GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine sounded distress calls.A captured merlin is held near Lake Michigan on June 27, 2022, near Glen Arbor, Mich., where it will be fitted with a leg band and tracking device. The mission will enhance knowledge of a species s…

2 years ago·United States

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As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

By JOHN FLESHER, CHRISTINA LARSON and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated PressGLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine darted overhead, sounding high-pitched, rapid-fire distress calls.The small falcon dove toward the enemy — and into a net that Smithsonian interns Tim…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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