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Ravens are extremely successful, adaptable, opportunistic birds whose population has exploded in the Mojave over the last 60 years. This has been bad news for the desert tortoise. The solution to this problem might just lay in the overlap of conservation and engineering with 3d printing, lasers, and grape flavoring.
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Sources:
uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/news-and-publications/press-releases/press-releases/article/ravens-were-attracted-to-humans-food-more-than-30000-years-ago
nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02107-8
bioone.org/journals/wildlife-society-bulletin/volume-32/issue-1/0091-7648(2004)32%5b244%3aDCOCRA%5d2.0.CO%3b2/Diet-composition-of-common-ravens-across-the-urban-wildland-interface/10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[244:DCOCRA]2.0.CO;2.short
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-young-threatened-desert-tortoises-these-technologies-have-arrived-to-help-180981969
fws.gov/project/raven-management-mojave-and-colorado-deserts
https://www.mclbbarstow.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/1843182/ravens-vs-tortoises/
newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/can-you-save-one-species-by-annoying-another
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/10/can-fake-tortoises-teach-ravens-stop-eating-real-ones/599599
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corvus_corax
hww.ca/en/wildlife/birds/common-raven.html
latimes.com/local/california/la-me-raven-killing-drone-protects-desert-tortoises-20190609-story.html
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus_agassizii
fws.gov/species/desert-tortoise-gopherus-agassizii
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-young-threatened-desert-tortoises-these-technologies-have-arrived-to-help-180981969
hardshelllabs.com
autodesk.com/design-make/videos/desert-tortoise-conservation
https://zsp.com.pk/pdf48/1591-1594%20(52)%20PJZ-2199-15%2025-4-16%20corrected%20page%20proof%2025-4-2-16.pdf
pbssocal.org/redefine/hazing-ravens-with-lasers-a-humane-way-to-save-baby-tortoises
bbcearth.com/news/are-ravens-as-smart-or-smarter-than-us
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.160256
frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581794/full
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gettyimages.com/detail/photo/raven-royalty-free-image/655197768?phrase=raven
frontiersin.org/files/Articles/581794/fpsyg-11-581794-HTML/image_m/fpsyg-11-581794-g001.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail//473294977
gettyimages.com/detail/1025782114
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gettyimages.com/detail/1700941168
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gettyimages.com/detail/473265665
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gettyimages.com/detail/629453924
gettyimages.com/detail/675674532
gettyimages.com/detail/942151750
gettyimages.com/detail/942153980
usgs.gov/media/videos/hatching-a-mojave-desert-tortoise
usgs.gov/media/videos/ravens-and-tortoises
youtube.com/watch?v=s_Xr4-sBfJk
youtu.be/WDAxyUfkWvQ?si=EFmhXZ3LW-PGVcwv
Secure your business effortlessly with a 3-month NordPass trial! Use "bizarrebeasts" activation code at nordpass.com/bizarrebeasts. Limited time offer!
Ravens are extremely successful, adaptable, opportunistic birds whose population has exploded in the Mojave over the last 60 years. This has been bad news for the desert tortoise. The solution to this problem might just lay in the overlap of conservation and engineering with 3d printing, lasers, and grape flavoring.
Do you need a pin? We found a few extra! Get the Desert Tortoise/Raven pins here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-raven-desert-tortoise
This month's pin is designed by Stephanie Brown. You can find out more about them and their work here: feralcatbox.com
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #ravens #tortoise
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Sources:
uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/news-and-publications/press-releases/press-releases/article/ravens-were-attracted-to-humans-food-more-than-30000-years-ago
nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02107-8
bioone.org/journals/wildlife-society-bulletin/volume-32/issue-1/0091-7648(2004)32%5b244%3aDCOCRA%5d2.0.CO%3b2/Diet-composition-of-common-ravens-across-the-urban-wildland-interface/10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[244:DCOCRA]2.0.CO;2.short
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-young-threatened-desert-tortoises-these-technologies-have-arrived-to-help-180981969
fws.gov/project/raven-management-mojave-and-colorado-deserts
https://www.mclbbarstow.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/1843182/ravens-vs-tortoises/
newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/can-you-save-one-species-by-annoying-another
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/10/can-fake-tortoises-teach-ravens-stop-eating-real-ones/599599
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Corvus_corax
hww.ca/en/wildlife/birds/common-raven.html
latimes.com/local/california/la-me-raven-killing-drone-protects-desert-tortoises-20190609-story.html
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus_agassizii
fws.gov/species/desert-tortoise-gopherus-agassizii
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-young-threatened-desert-tortoises-these-technologies-have-arrived-to-help-180981969
hardshelllabs.com
autodesk.com/design-make/videos/desert-tortoise-conservation
https://zsp.com.pk/pdf48/1591-1594%20(52)%20PJZ-2199-15%2025-4-16%20corrected%20page%20proof%2025-4-2-16.pdf
pbssocal.org/redefine/hazing-ravens-with-lasers-a-humane-way-to-save-baby-tortoises
bbcearth.com/news/are-ravens-as-smart-or-smarter-than-us
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.160256
frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581794/full
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Images:
Thumbnail: gettyimages.com/detail/photo/desert-tortoise-royalty-free-image/467320215
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/raven-royalty-free-image/655197768?phrase=raven
frontiersin.org/files/Articles/581794/fpsyg-11-581794-HTML/image_m/fpsyg-11-581794-g001.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail//473294977
gettyimages.com/detail/1025782114
gettyimages.com/detail/1129495121
gettyimages.com/detail/1149866340
gettyimages.com/detail/1159392935
gettyimages.com/detail/1164363041
gettyimages.com/detail/1164363042
gettyimages.com/detail/117948383
gettyimages.com/detail/1202375225
gettyimages.com/detail/1212379451
gettyimages.com/detail/1292063420
gettyimages.com/detail/1296308807
gettyimages.com/detail/1311051529
gettyimages.com/detail/1338331079
gettyimages.com/detail/1382582276
gettyimages.com/detail/1522261454
gettyimages.com/detail/1700941168
gettyimages.com/detail/1923627281
gettyimages.com/detail/1927632098
gettyimages.com/detail/1928661276
gettyimages.com/detail/2047505446
gettyimages.com/detail/473119387
gettyimages.com/detail/473265665
gettyimages.com/detail/473294825
gettyimages.com/detail/629453924
gettyimages.com/detail/675674532
gettyimages.com/detail/942151750
gettyimages.com/detail/942153980
usgs.gov/media/videos/hatching-a-mojave-desert-tortoise
usgs.gov/media/videos/ravens-and-tortoises
youtube.com/watch?v=s_Xr4-sBfJk
youtu.be/WDAxyUfkWvQ?si=EFmhXZ3LW-PGVcwv
