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Feather chemistry helps track origin of birds

October 11, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are using geology and rainfall patterns to track migratory birds of prey across North America. Using an innovative combination of isotopes from the feathers of kestrels, goshawks and other predatory birds called raptors, researchers can narrow down where the young birds likely hatched and learned to fly. This method offers a useful tool to help scientists track elusive, wide-ranging animals, identify critical habitats and observe any changes in migration patterns.

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Shift in caribou movements may be tied to human activity

January 22, 2021

Some caribou that trek hundreds of miles each year to give birth and find food shifted their historic migration routes after the 1970s, coinciding with construction of new roads and energy industry infrastructure, according to scientists with the University of Cincinnati.