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Such a scenario could hinder the survival of these already vulnerable species, especially during the crucial breeding season.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The breeding season for coyotes occurs in February and March when females are receptive.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The downy woodpecker also whinnies like a miniature horse throughout the breeding season.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
In the 2023-2024 breeding season, about 950 pups successfully weaned from their mothers, according to park data.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Contrary to the assumption that these migrations are driven by hunger, researchers believe that an abundance of prey, such as lemmings and voles, during the summer breeding season leads to a population boom.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
During breeding seasons, emus travel in large groups, which likely contributed to their ability to evade human intervention during the war.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Shorebirds began their journeys early and travel fast, many of them after a short breeding season in the far, far north, so birds like sandpipers, yellowlegs, willets, godwits and curlews are already present in abundant numbers.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The breeding season for coyotes occurs in February and March when females are receptive.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The downy woodpecker also whinnies like a miniature horse throughout the breeding season.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
In the 2023-2024 breeding season, about 950 pups successfully weaned from their mothers, according to park data.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Contrary to the assumption that these migrations are driven by hunger, researchers believe that an abundance of prey, such as lemmings and voles, during the summer breeding season leads to a population boom.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
During breeding seasons, emus travel in large groups, which likely contributed to their ability to evade human intervention during the war.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Shorebirds began their journeys early and travel fast, many of them after a short breeding season in the far, far north, so birds like sandpipers, yellowlegs, willets, godwits and curlews are already present in abundant numbers.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Breeding season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20season. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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