Birds

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Plants 500,000th Tree

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

PAAUILO, Hawaii, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) today announced the planting of its 500,000th native tree in Hawaii.

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  • PAAUILO, Hawaii, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) today announced the planting of its 500,000th native tree in Hawaii.
  • The `io (Hawaiian hawk), the pueo (Hawaiian owl), and the nene (Hawaiian goose) all have taken up residence again in the Legacy Forests.
  • Through these partnerships, tens of thousands of individuals have participated in the Legacy Tree program.
  • The Legacy Tree program supports more than 400 charities worldwide, truly planting roots in both the forest and in the community.

Love Is Complicated: New Valentine Penguin Chick Finds Solace While Courtship Continues at Moody Gardens

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Friday, February 14, 2020

A King penguin chick hatched last week and is being well cared for by its mother and father as the newest addition to the Aquarium Pyramid.

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  • A King penguin chick hatched last week and is being well cared for by its mother and father as the newest addition to the Aquarium Pyramid.
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    Love is complicated as a new Valentine penguin chick seeks solace in a busy breeding season at Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid in Galveston, TX.
  • Every successful hatch that Moody Gardens has adds to the mission of education, conservation, recreation and research that the organization values.
  • Moody Gardens is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

Global Pipeline Review for Caspase 3 - H1 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, February 3, 2020

The report features descriptive drug profiles for the pipeline products which includes, product description, descriptive MoA, R&D brief, licensing and collaboration details & other developmental activities

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The report features descriptive drug profiles for the pipeline products which includes, product description, descriptive MoA, R&D brief, licensing and collaboration details & other developmental activities

A Royal Rookery

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Since then, it has thrived on Queen Bess Island, making it the third largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana.

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  • Since then, it has thrived on Queen Bess Island, making it the third largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana.
  • In many respects, a lot of the projects that have been constructed over the years have been general sense-type projects.
  • A marsh project will restore habitat but its really just filling in the holes that have developed over the years.
  • It makes me beam every time I talk about this project because it has such a potential positive, she said.

Clinical Innovations celebrates 20 years of helping mothers, babies with Kiwi® Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Clinical Innovations is celebrating 20 years of the Kiwi Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System by strengthening the pioneering clinician training program that has seen more than 11 million of the hand-pump devices deployed worldwide.

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  • Clinical Innovations is celebrating 20 years of the Kiwi Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System by strengthening the pioneering clinician training program that has seen more than 11 million of the hand-pump devices deployed worldwide.
  • The Kiwi is a single-use, complete vacuum delivery system used to assist physicians when needed to safely deliver babies in any fetal head position.
  • A thorough, widespread training program has been integral to the Kiwis success since Clinical Innovations introduced it two decades ago.
  • The Kiwi vacuum is an accessible solution that truly embodies our mission, said Ken Reali, Clinical Innovations president and CEO.

Loro Parque Foundation Saves 10 Species of Parrots From Total Extinction in the Wild

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Friday, December 27, 2019

With this success, the Foundation celebrates that it has already prevented the disappearance of 10 species of parrots thanks to its longstanding involvement with in and ex situ protection and conservation projects.

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  • With this success, the Foundation celebrates that it has already prevented the disappearance of 10 species of parrots thanks to its longstanding involvement with in and ex situ protection and conservation projects.
  • The Grey-Breasted Parakeet, originally from the Baturit Mountains, was an endangered species because of the illegal captures designated for the pet trade and the lack of suitable nesting sites.
  • However, the alliance between the Loro Parque Foundation and the organisation AQUASIS has strengthened the work of renowned biologist Fabio Nunes and his team in the area, where they have managed to enumerate over 1,000 chicks born in artificial nests.
  • In total, since the Foundation began to collaborate with this project, it has allocated about US$400,000 to the protection of the Grey-Breasted Parakeet.

Loro Parque Foundation Saves 10 Species of Parrots From Total Extinction in the Wild

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Thursday, December 26, 2019

With this success, The Foundation celebrates that it has already prevented the disappearance of 10 species of parrots thanks to its longstanding involvement with in and ex situ protection and conservation projects.

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  • With this success, The Foundation celebrates that it has already prevented the disappearance of 10 species of parrots thanks to its longstanding involvement with in and ex situ protection and conservation projects.
  • The Grey-Breasted Parakeet, originally from the Baturit Mountains, was an endangered species because of the illegal captures designated for the pet trade and the lack of suitable nesting sites.
  • In this respect, it is relevant that in the Loro Parque Foundation alone, more than 60 specimens have been born in recent years.
  • In total, since the Foundation began to collaborate with this project, it has allocated about US$400 000 to the protection of the Grey-Breasted Parakeet.

New Adult Coloring Book Draws Attention to Climate Change's Effect on Sea Birds

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

"The book uses the vehicle of the birds being endangered to illustrate how and why climate change is coming down on all of us, the birds being the alarm bell," says Matsuoka.

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  • "The book uses the vehicle of the birds being endangered to illustrate how and why climate change is coming down on all of us, the birds being the alarm bell," says Matsuoka.
  • "And hopefully, through coloring the images of the birds, people will feel an emotional attachment to them, which will make the information on the birds and the messages in the book more meaningful."
  • The adult coloring book trend and who is driving it (millennials or boomers).
  • The important role birds play in insect control, plant pollination and seed disbursement
    Fascinating facts about such birds as puffins, blue-footed boobies, and black-footed albatrosses.

GameAbove Donates $8 Million to Build and Operate Eastern Michigan University Golf Facility

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Friday, December 13, 2019

GameAbove today announced an $8 million gift to build a state-of-the-art golf training facility to support EMUs championship collegiate program.

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  • GameAbove today announced an $8 million gift to build a state-of-the-art golf training facility to support EMUs championship collegiate program.
  • The new facility will be named The GameAbove Golf Performance Center dedicated to Bruce Cunningham, EMU mens golf coach.
  • The group of dedicated Eastern Michigan University alumni who are behind GameAbove is excited and proud to further enhance the total academic and scholastic environment at EMU.
  • As part of todays announcement, GameAbove will deposit its gift into a donor-advised fund dedicated for the new golf facility.

Yuengling Partners With American Eagle Foundation To Protect U.S. National Symbol

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Monday, December 2, 2019

Yuengling & Son, Inc. , America's Oldest Brewery, announced today its partnership with the American Eagle Foundation (AEF), a leading nonprofit organization focused on the care and protection of the U.S. National Symbol, the Bald Eagle.

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  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. , America's Oldest Brewery, announced today its partnership with the American Eagle Foundation (AEF), a leading nonprofit organization focused on the care and protection of the U.S. National Symbol, the Bald Eagle.
  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. "We are proud to work alongside the American Eagle Foundation to grow their successful programs and make a sustained impact."
  • "For more than 30 years, the American Eagle Foundation has been dedicated to protecting the Bald Eagle through conservation, education and rehabilitation programs.
  • Through educational outreach and a deeply passionate commitment to conservation, the American Eagle Foundation (a 501c 3) is dedicated to inspiring the national community to guard and protect the bald eagle and all North American birds of prey.