#39canimals "Falconry, given time and resources, is the easiest way that cities can prevent crow roosting from becoming a problem. It minimizes harm and is based on behavioral and scientific evidence."
#39canimals "To dissuade the crows from residing in inconvenient areas, local governments contract out to companies who specialize in dispelling crows. They have specifically trained falcons and handlers that will send their falcons to harass the crow population..."
#39canimals "The crows arrive in droves as the sun sets, settling in their night routine and roost in downtown Sunnyvale, covering the area with droppings and socializing with their signature calls, which you’ll recognize if you’ve ever watched a group of crows interact"
#39canimals "Crows roost where there is food access. And crows will visit where they have access to food. Unfortunately for cities and urban areas, that means crows will usually end up spending a lot of time next to human areas."
#39canimals "The crows are just as much trying to navigate living with us as we are with them, and harming them using methods that we know won’t work in dispelling them borders on malice and not just population management."
#39canimals A pod of Dolphins who lives in the wild can travel up to 100 kilometers a day in the open ocean (The Dolphin Project), whereas a captured dolphin is confined to a limited space in a small tank that does not compare to the open ocean. https://t.co/kN0sG5Heoj
Growing demand for ivory to produce luxury goods or directly exported raw materials led to a sharp decline in elephant numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries #39canimals
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“Lasting Recognition of Threatening People by Wild American Crows” is a research article that demonstrates how wild crows able to recognize the human face associated with danger, but also their scolding response continued for at least 2.7 years.. @subirdia Incredible! #39Canimals
Investigations of animal facial expressions can aid in the identification and differentiation of emotional states like dread of pain. #WhatIlearnedin39C#39canimals
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