Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway

Kittwakes are both an endangered species and a nuisance in Tromsø, Norway. Kittiwakes nest on sea cliffs and mistake the tops of buildings for cliffs. To try to get them to stop nesting on rooftops, kittiwake hotels have been constructed. These are tall backboards with many small shelves attached. T...

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Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Norwegian
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/39c51970-1a68-41be-b6e6-c9c9135022e5
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2f39-9k48
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spelling ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:39c51970-1a68-41be-b6e6-c9c9135022e5 2024-09-15T17:53:00+00:00 Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway Campbell, Sandy 2024-06-10 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/39c51970-1a68-41be-b6e6-c9c9135022e5 https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2f39-9k48 No linguistic content unknown nor https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/39c51970-1a68-41be-b6e6-c9c9135022e5 doi:10.7939/r3-2f39-9k48 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Kittiwakes Endangered Species - Arctic Regions Human and wildlife interactions - Northern Norway Artificial nesting sites - Arctic Regions Urban Wildlife - Arctic Regions Birds - Arctic Regions Image 2024 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2f39-9k48 2024-07-10T04:02:50Z Kittwakes are both an endangered species and a nuisance in Tromsø, Norway. Kittiwakes nest on sea cliffs and mistake the tops of buildings for cliffs. To try to get them to stop nesting on rooftops, kittiwake hotels have been constructed. These are tall backboards with many small shelves attached. These serve as nesting sites. While these are largely full of birds, there are still many nesting on buildings. Still Image Arctic Northern Norway Tromsø University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive
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Norwegian
topic Kittiwakes
Endangered Species - Arctic Regions
Human and wildlife interactions - Northern Norway
Artificial nesting sites - Arctic Regions
Urban Wildlife - Arctic Regions
Birds - Arctic Regions
spellingShingle Kittiwakes
Endangered Species - Arctic Regions
Human and wildlife interactions - Northern Norway
Artificial nesting sites - Arctic Regions
Urban Wildlife - Arctic Regions
Birds - Arctic Regions
Campbell, Sandy
Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
topic_facet Kittiwakes
Endangered Species - Arctic Regions
Human and wildlife interactions - Northern Norway
Artificial nesting sites - Arctic Regions
Urban Wildlife - Arctic Regions
Birds - Arctic Regions
description Kittwakes are both an endangered species and a nuisance in Tromsø, Norway. Kittiwakes nest on sea cliffs and mistake the tops of buildings for cliffs. To try to get them to stop nesting on rooftops, kittiwake hotels have been constructed. These are tall backboards with many small shelves attached. These serve as nesting sites. While these are largely full of birds, there are still many nesting on buildings.
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author Campbell, Sandy
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title Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
title_short Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
title_full Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
title_fullStr Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
title_full_unstemmed Kittiwake hotel - Tromsø, Norway
title_sort kittiwake hotel - tromsø, norway
publishDate 2024
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https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2f39-9k48
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Northern Norway
Tromsø
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Northern Norway
Tromsø
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