Sentence examples for birds were captured from inspiring English sources

As Portugal's trade relationship with western Africa developed, more birds were captured and kept as pets in Europe.

In 2005, three birds were captured and fitted with radiotransmitters, and were tracked mainly at sea until their now protected breeding location was discovered in 2013.

At avian guild level, significantly more ground and understorey foraging birds were captured where deer were excluded, and negative responses to browsing were more marked for pooled migrants than pooled residents.

Numerous turtles and tame birds were captured and returned to Sydney.

Both birds were captured in the Grand Canyon region and brought back to the zoo to be treated.

In 1726, two birds were captured near Dirk Hartog Island, 850 km north of the Swan River, and taken to Batavia (now Jakarta) as proof of their existence.

Birds are captured and banded at five of the sites.

While a relatively small number of species are captive bred, millions of birds are captured from the wild for the trade each year.

More significant than direct hunting is the loss of many birds, up to 14,000 a year, in Egypt, where migrating birds are captured in nets set for the quail with which they often migrate.

More localised threats include floods in spring, and disturbance by roads or wind farms, and the loss of many birds – up to 14,000 a year – in Egypt, where migrating birds are captured in nets set for the quail with which they often migrate.

Many birds are captured in the wild in cruel and environmentally destructive ways.