This affects especially ptarmigans, capercaillie, and ground birds. From Wordnik.com. [Sapmi~ the communities of Purnumukka, Ochejohka, and Nuorgam climate change case study] Reference
When we had partaken of some salmon and capercaillie, cooked after the. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
These include the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and the ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus). From Wordnik.com. [Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests] Reference
A few examples are capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). From Wordnik.com. [Dinaric Mountains mixed forests] Reference
Large carnivores such as brown bear and wolf have persisted here along with several rare birds including the capercaillie, griffon vulture, and black woodpecker. From Wordnik.com. [Cantabrian mixed forests] Reference
Other Cantabric species that seasonally spread into this ecoregion are the Cantabrian chamois (Rupicapra parva) and the highly endangered capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). From Wordnik.com. [Northwest Iberian montane forests] Reference
The Alps are one of the last strongholds for the central European population of the threatened capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), which consists of increasingly isolated populations. From Wordnik.com. [Alps conifer and mixed forests] Reference
The area is faunistically rich, including European brown bear Ursus arctos, wolf Canis lupus, European otter Lutra lutra, wild cat Felis silvestris, eagle owl Bubo bubo, and capercaillie Tetra urogallus. From Wordnik.com. [Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia] Reference
Birds include species of swan goose Anser cygnoides, crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus, black kite Milvus migrans, hawk owl Sunia ulula, rock ptarmigan Lagopus mutus, hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia, capercaillie Tetrao urogallus and great bustard Otis tarda. From Wordnik.com. [Lake Baikal Basin, Russian Federation] Reference
Forest fauna include brown bear Ursus arctos, grey wolf Canis lupus, wild boar Sus scrofa, wild cat Felis silvestris, chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, various species of eagle, capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix and rock partridge Alectoris graeca. From Wordnik.com. [Durmitor National Park, Montenegro] Reference
Among the 102 species of birds are spotted eagle Aquila clanga (VU), golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia, eagle owl Bubo bubo, black woodpecker Dryocopus martius, three-toed woodpecker Picoides trydactilus and Alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus. From Wordnik.com. [Pirin National Park, Bulgaria] Reference
The 204 bird species include capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, willow grouse Lagopus lagopus, hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia, black woodpecker Dryocopus martius, three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus, nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes and red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus. From Wordnik.com. [Virgin Komi Forests, Russian Federation] Reference
Although we were not hungry, we were too sensible of a hospitable man's feelings to give offence by saying we had just breakfasted, but attacking the different mountain delicacies, such as dried venison, and broiled capercaillie, we actually devoured all that had been placed before us, and did not decline a succession of native cheeses. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
A bird-watcher who stands patiently for long minutes waiting for her or his object of delight to come into view, or who celebrates the totally unexpected appearance of a shy capercaillie shuffling out of a Norwegian forest, or who rejoices at thirty cattle egrets gleaning in a Portuguese mountain pasture, unperturbed by the passing train, is in a state of mind closer to the meditative than the predatory. From Wordnik.com. [Not a Chaser] Reference
The trust also warned the red-necked wallaby is capable of damaging capercaillie birds on Loch Lomond island. From Wordnik.com. [Rocket News] Reference
One of the UK's rarest birds the capercaillie is facing a "local extinction" in Aberdeenshire, according to RSPB. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Can the tiger save India?] Reference
CLIMATE change is the latest threat to the iconic capercaillie, with as few as 1,000 of the birds now left in Scotland. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Express News Feeds] Reference
So, £25m over five years is a determined effort to deal with this menace and the black grouse and the capercaillie among others should be delighted. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Britain's capercaillie population has declined so rapidly that the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds say it is at very real risk of extinction. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Record - Home] Reference
And the capercaillie, snow bunting and black grouse - once a feature of the British countryside - are now so rare that they could face extinction in the UK. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The capercaillie has come under pressure from pine martens, foxes, forestry fences and even skiiers as its numbers have plummeted from 20,000 in the Seventies. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Express News Feeds] Reference
This winter will see half-a-dozen experts walking through all the forests in the eastern Highlands that the capercaillie call home, counting every bird they see. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Express News Feeds] Reference
Small colonies are now found in the Peak District, Bedfordshire and on an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland where they are considered to be a threat to capercaillie. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Dinner is served around a large table in the main dining area, where you'll be treated to regional specialities including reindeer, grouse, capercaillie, salmon, trout and local mushrooms and berries. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Other mammals which can cause problems in the countryside range from muntjac deer to the red-necked wallaby, which could do potential damage to capercaillie on Loch Lomond island, the study from the Peoples 'Trust for Endangered Species said. From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon] Reference
Among the most notable birds are the highly endangered capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), and ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus). From Wordnik.com. [Cantabrian mixed forests] Reference
The immediate victims of this gradual but systematic deforestation were the wild ox, reindeer and wild boar; the lynx, brown bears, wolves, the beaver, the polecat and the capercaillie; the red kite, the sea eagle, the osprey and, to within a whisker of their twitching noses, the wildcat and the pine marten. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The avifauna includes 261 bird species, among them the Siberian crane Grus leucogeranus (EN), swan goose Anser cygnoides (VU), imperial eagle Aquila heliaca (VU), Asian dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus (VU), corncrake Crex crex (VU), white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla and capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. From Wordnik.com. [Lake Baikal Basin, Russian Federation] Reference
In fact, I’d sooner bugger a capercaillie. From Wordnik.com. ["Ming's Memoirs" from The Liberal Revue] Reference
Ralph had, indeed, many a time hunted rabbits, hares, mountain-cock, and capercaillie. From Wordnik.com. [Boyhood in Norway] Reference
"The winning word that year," he recalled in the e-mail, "was 'appoggiatura,' which I thought had one 'p' since 'apo' means away from," said Firebaugh, who went on to list other applicable words, including "bremsstrahlung," "capercaillie," and "dummkopf.". From Wordnik.com. [www.the-daily-record.com's Homepage Articles] Reference
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