The Woodlands
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| Elevation | 49 |
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| Population | 93,847 (Apr 1, 2010) |
| University | University Center at LSC-Montgomery |
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| ID | 1178316 |
About The Woodlands
The Woodlands is a master planned community and census-designated place in the U. S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. It is primarily located in Montgomery County, with portions extending into Harris County.
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... It was set up by Marie Curie, The Woodlands Hospice and the NHS in 2021 and they say it is an example of best practice...
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... The roots of the yew are growing into and around the ruins of the - the first Cistercian monastery founded in Britain 900 years ago, The Woodlands Trust said...
UK red kite success story sees birds sent to Spain
... Karl Ivans, wildlife ranger manager for Forestry England, which cares for The Woodlands, was involved in the original efforts to rescue British red kites...
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... NSFT provides mental health and learning disability care for people in more than 50 locations with main bases at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, Wedgwood House in Bury St Edmunds and The Woodlands Unit in Ipswich...
1,000-year-old oaks used to create 'super forest'
... The Woodlands will be scientifically monitored to assess their effectiveness at removing carbon emissions, enhancing biodiversity, and cleaning up air and water...
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UK red kite success story sees birds sent to Spain
British-born red kites are being flown abroad in a mission to help rescue the dwindling Spanish population.
The Birds of prey are threatened in parts of Spain by factors including poisoning and a lack of food.
Experts have been given special permission to Take 30 red kites from England and release them in the remote mountains of south western Spain.
It's hoped The Birds will thrive and breed there, rescuing the population.
In the UK, the Red Kite has had a remarkable turnaround after almost being wiped out.
A reintroduction programme in the 1980s and 1990s proved so successful that the population is now considered stable enough to support this vital conservation work.
Dr Ian Evans of Natural England went out to Spain in the 1990s to collect wild red kites for release in the Chiltern Hills . He Said the ones returning This Week may be of Spanish descent.
" Those birds we took from Spain in the '90s have done really well in Britain - we're talking 4,000-plus pairs in the UK now, which is an incredible success story, " he told Bbc News .
In the 1990s, red kites in Spain were doing well In Comparison to the UK, where years of human persecution, including egg collecting, poisoning and shooting, had pushed The Bird to near extinction.
While red kites in the UK have since boomed, populations in some parts of Southern Spain have gone The Other way due to A Number of factors.
Dr Evans said The Reason to take The Birds back to Spain and release them in The Wild was to " secure The Future of kites globally".
This Week 15 red kites are being flown to Madrid to be released in Extremadura and Andalusia.
The juveniles are only a few weeks old, but already have most of their feathers and can feed independently.
About the Red Kite
A first batch of 15 birds has already been flown out, with The Project kept Under Wraps Until Now .
The Birds will perfect their flight in aviaries before being released fitted with the latest technology for monitoring how they adapt to their new habitat.
The RSPB's Duncan Orr-Ewing said 30 birds will be released this year, with plans to release 30 more birds in each of The Next two years.
" You need to find 90 to 100 birds to create a sustainable population in a given area, " He Said . " That should be sufficient to create a new breeding nucleus of The Birds . "
Red kites are found across Europe and numbers have increased overall in recent years, although there are still drastic declines in Southern Spain , Portugal, and locally in Germany. The UK is now home to More Than 10% of The World population of red kites.
The Birds being sent to Spain hail from forests in Northamptonshire. Karl Ivans, wildlife ranger manager for Forestry England, which cares for The Woodlands , was involved in the original efforts to rescue British red kites.
" It's a great honour to have been involved in The Project right from the start, " He Said . " You feel really proud to Do Something good for The Environment and for such a marvellous species. "
The Project brings together A Number of conservation groups, including the RSPB, Forestry England, Natural England , Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Accion por el Mundom Salvaje (Amus) in Spain.
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Source of news: bbc.com
