Sentence examples for killing birds from inspiring English sources

A strain of the flu, possibly the same strain killing birds now, killed six people in the territory in 1997.

"I hate to talk about killing birds," Mr. Melcher said.

Wind turbines have also been associated with killing birds at notable wind farm locations such as Altamont Pass, California.

Lynn Della Bianca, Stamford animal shelter manager and control officer, said the shelter was receiving more calls about feral cats, with complaints involving digging up gardens, howling at night, assaulting patio furniture and killing birds.

The pilot of the cargo ship that caused a 50,000-gallon oil spill in San Francisco Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of illegally discharging oil and killing birds.

Under the alternative system, known as "controlled atmosphere killing," birds are exposed to a rising concentration of gas (typically carbon dioxide) until they lose consciousness. .

There are also several deft journalistic pieces of eco-travel reportage, one involving the killing of birds in the Mediterranean, another, the efforts of Chinese bird-watchers in a country facing radical habitat loss.

Such bags are made possible by hyper-intensive management that includes the routine killing of birds of prey.

The licensed killing of birds and the destruction of their nests and eggs has proven deeply divisive.

BirdLife Malta, which led the campaign against spring hunting, described it as "missed opportunity to end the killing of birds in spring".

"I believe it is up to those figures within the shooting industry to help stamp out the killing of birds of prey, once and for all".