Bird
Flamingos flock to Lake Tuz, signaling spring's arrival
Flamingos, the heralds of spring, have started to arrive at Lake Tuz to nest in the central provinces of Aksaray, Konya, and Ankara, where they go for their annual breeding season. This year's arrival of the iconic pink birds marks the anticipation of warmer seasons ahead.
Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds
It's a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered.
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Rain breathes new life into bird sanctuary
Rain breathes fresh life into Mileyha wetland in the southern province of Hatay, which was on the verge of extinction in the summer months due to sweltering heat, teeming with birds once again.
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Kabaklı Pond hosts thousands of migratory birds
With the weather turning colder in northern Europe, thousands of birds have migrated to Kabaklı Pond on the campus of Dicle University in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, where they are expected to stay until spring, according to experts.
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Bird flu arrived in Serbia
The cranes are the most endangered this time, and the focus is in Hungary, where around 10,000 of these birds have died so far.
In our country, bird flu has appeared in the places that cranes use to rest during their flight to the south. There is a great danger that the virus will be transmitted to domestic poultry, according to RTS.
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Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds
Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced on Nov. 1.
Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada.
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Maine’s puffin colonies recovering
On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change.
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Bird Buddy crowdfunds two new products
A Slovenian start-up that has found success with a peculiar bird feeder has raised almost three million euros in a second Kickstarter for two new products.
In a campaign that wrapped up on 15 June, Bird Buddy convinced more than 10,000 supporters to finance an AI-powered Smart Hummingbird Feeder and a Smart Bird Bath.
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New measures to be taken for scooters in Istanbul
Within the scope of Istanbul's new action plan for scooters, 1,500 parking spaces will be established throughout the city, and those who leave their scooters in the parking areas will receive a discount.
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An Outbreak of Bird Flu was discovered near the Bulgarian Town of Etropole
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has detected an outbreak of the disease Influenza (flu) in birds in a facility for breeding quails for eggs in the land of the town of Etropole in the Sofia region.
The affected farm consists of two sites, owned by one owner, with a closed cycle of quail hatching and rearing. Sampling was carried out after high bird mortality was found at the site.