Expansion of settlements and agriculture in #desert habitats may initially seem to provide an oasis of resources in an otherwise stark environment @krista_natasha shows that for the #ArabianBabbler, the reality is just the opposite @Roll_Uri @BehavEcol bit.ly/43WZwjF
@oded_tal @krista_natasha @Roll_Uri @BehavEcol It would be really interesting to look at long term health and survival- we did something similar with ibises that had self introduced to Disney World, and they appeared to be more resistant to e.coli and salmonella.
@bula_niki @oded_tal @Roll_Uri @BehavEcol That’s very cool. Survival is so difficult with our non-habituated birds but I know they look at it east of us in the Arava valley. Maybe they can look at parasites, what do you think @ArabianBabblers ?