{"id":11267,"date":"2022-01-26T17:18:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.ix-dev.eu\/it-is-necessary-to-feed-birds-in-winter-true-or-false-en-partenariat-avec-la-ligue-pour-la-protection-des-oiseaux-lpo\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T08:04:25","slug":"it-is-necessary-to-feed-birds-in-winter-true-or-false-in-partnership-with-the-ligue-pour-la-protection-des-oiseaux-lpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/it-is-necessary-to-feed-birds-in-winter-true-or-false-in-partnership-with-the-ligue-pour-la-protection-des-oiseaux-lpo\/","title":{"rendered":"It is necessary to feed birds in winter, TRUE or FALSE? In partnership with the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11267\" class=\"elementor elementor-11267 elementor-2709\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c9ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c9ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec9a78f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ec9a78f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5794ca9 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5794ca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">TRUE...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132810912 BCX2\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132810912 BCX2\">but only in periods of prolonged frost and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132810912 BCX2\">using<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132810912 BCX2\">some<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132810912 BCX2\"> precautions!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581eeda0 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"581eeda0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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winter season, birds are faced with <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decreasing resources <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and must <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">adapt <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their foraging strategies. Feeding can become particularly difficult for them <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">during prolonged periods of freezing temperatures<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Ok then, but <strong>should we help them through the winter<\/strong> with extra food?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fa1e65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70fa1e65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73070972 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73070972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c29c424 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c29c424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404ded12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"404ded12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Did you know?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The birds that we feed in our gardens mainly eat insects, fruits, berries and seeds. In winter, with the cold, the number of insects decreases. Birds adapt their diet by feeding mainly on seeds and fruits (especially berries). They then become mainly granivorous.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e4d4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20e4d4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c2962b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12c2962b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feeding birds to tackle biodiversity loss!  <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35907e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35907e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2021, the news came as a shock: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between 1989 and 2019, the population of birds in the countryside and in the cities has declined by 30%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup id=\"1'\"><a href=\"#1\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>. Among the culprits: the reduction of food resources related to environmental degradation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467138bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"467138bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffe37fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ffe37fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103a4023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"103a4023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/guillements-vert-debut-q44y853hdpw5k2zr6r0yay10aows10zlt5loh1diko.png\" title=\"guillements-vert-debut\" alt=\"guillements-vert-debut\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73690f95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73690f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afdbde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afdbde9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p aria-level=\"2\"><em>The main reason for the decline of birds is the decrease in available resources, such as food or favorable habitats for sheltering, breeding, or feeding during the breeding season or during wintering <\/em><\/p><p aria-level=\"2\">NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6517369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6517369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With this in mind, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in order to counteract this decrease in bird populations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it may be interesting to provide them with additional food <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to help them get through the winter <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and put them in a good position for the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">breeding season<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65a063 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d65a063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d0146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5d0146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2097fa7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2097fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd32e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"7dd32e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Did you know?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW77070798 BCX2\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77070798 BCX2\">Some species of birds are used to looking for food on the ground: blackbirds, nightjars, flycatchers, robins. This is why <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77070798 BCX2\">bird<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77070798 BCX2\"> feeder<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77070798 BCX2\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77070798 BCX2\"> placed at a low height, close to the ground will be useful for them!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e4f8b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10e4f8b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354dfc72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"354dfc72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758d3718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"758d3718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sans-titre-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sans-titre-1.png 586w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sans-titre-1-500x323.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1820af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e1820af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c25b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c25b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This way, birds fed during the winter may have <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a better chance of surviving the season<\/span><\/b><sup id=\"2'\"><a href=\"#2\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and may be <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in better <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">overall health (less stress, higher antioxidant levels, better immune system, nicer plumage)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup id=\"3'\"><a href=\"#3\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>. Some scientists believe \u2013 although not all studies concur \u2013 that birds may also <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have a more successful breeding season <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(more chicks with a better survival rate)<\/span><sup id=\"4'\"><a href=\"#4\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfaff68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfaff68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596d4b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"596d4b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Ideas<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">B<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">irds<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> should be fed<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"><strong>regular intervals<\/strong>, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">make<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> sure to <strong>fill feeders <\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">regularly <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">since<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> predictability tends to reduce their stress, allow<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> them to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">better <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">store <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133288485 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">fats<\/span><\/span><sup id=\"5'\"><a href=\"#5\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">Also remember to provide them with <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">water<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"><strong>,<\/strong> which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">can be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> difficult to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\">find<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120050637 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\"> during prolonged freezing temperatures!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a55480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23a55480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec13700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec13700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But there are several risks to take into account... <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b50c5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b50c5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, caution is advised when deciding whether to feed birds as this can have significant adverse effects, either <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by directly impacting the birds <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">themselves or <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by affecting <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more complex <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ecological dynamics.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd27232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd27232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The risks of feeding for the birds themselves<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89efe32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89efe32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the main risks concerns is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">health<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! Indeed, birds that gather in the same place are likely to transmit diseases to each other, sometimes resulting in death<\/span><a href=\"#6\"><sup id=\"6'\">[6]<\/sup>.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899205a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"899205a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2222d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d2222d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485f983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"485f983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-bonnes-pratiques-nourrissage_oiseaux-hiver_eng-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-bonnes-pratiques-nourrissage_oiseaux-hiver_eng-2.png 759w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-bonnes-pratiques-nourrissage_oiseaux-hiver_eng-2-385x500.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e694540 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e694540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7f634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b7f634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The question of animal dependence <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on food is also relevant. Scientists do not all agree on this matter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup id=\"8'\"><a href=\"#8\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup>. In any case, it is very likely:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">that to stop feeding the birds suddenly<\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, especially during the cold season, can have dramatic consequences for their survival<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that feeding, in general, can lead animals to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">make sub-optimal choices <\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by promoting what are called <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">&#8220;ecological traps&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Birds, because of the abundance of food associated with feeding, are encouraged to remain in one place, increasing their concentration even though naturally available resources <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">are <\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">actually <\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">not<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"> sufficient <\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to feed them all<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that some birds may in some cases become entirely <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">dependent <\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on human food supplies to get <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">through the winter<\/span><\/span><\/b><sup id=\"9'\"><a href=\"#9\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup>. <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Such dependence observed locally and on an ad hoc basis by scientists, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">is not desirable<\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Food distributed by man should be a form of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">supplementation.<\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> It should not in any way replace available natural resources. This is why feeding must be reasoned and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">limited to prolonged periods of freezing<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be36af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be36af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Furthermore, gathering animals around the same feeding points may <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increase predation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. However, this potential increase is difficult to assess, as scientists admit. Some have even estimated that the risk is actually unchanged<\/span><sup id=\"10'\"><a href=\"#10\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004ef1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"004ef1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b2eb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09b2eb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0daa1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c0daa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-ampoule-blanche-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15477ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"15477ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Did you know?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The main predators of birds in our gardens are birds of prey, cats, foxes, weasels and martens. The hawk is the largest natural predator of birds.<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/il-faut-laisser-les-chats-errants-vivre-leur-vie-vrai-ou-faux\/\"> Following the increase in stray<\/a> and domestic cats populations, the latter are putting more and more pressure on the bird population<\/span><a href=\"#11\">[11]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07682b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07682b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Furthermore, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the positive impact of feeding on the breeding season is not strongly established! <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A more recent study has shown that, contrary to the conclusions made by scientists until now, feeding birds in winter could actually have <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a negative impact <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the breeding season. The nutritional quality of the food provided seems to play a role in the success or failure of the breeding season<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup id=\"12'\"><a href=\"#12\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup>\u2026 which leads us to our last point!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8230;. Feeding birds the wrong food can be <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">counterproductive<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! It is therefore necessary to give them <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the food they actually need!\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Choose quality <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seeds without chemical treatment <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(sunflower, unsalted crushed peanuts, hazelnuts&#8230;) <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u27a1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ufe0e <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpo.fr\/decouvrir-la-nature\/conseils-biodiversite\/conseils-biodiversite\/accueillir-la-faune-sauvage\/nourrissage-et-maladies-des-oiseaux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More info here<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf66e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bf66e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ide\u0301e rec\u0327ue oiseau bien nourrir les oiseaux v.3_oiseaux hiver_eng\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE5MDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jaGFpcmUtYmVhLnZldGFncm8tc3VwLmZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMVwvaWRlZS1yZWN1ZS1vaXNlYXUtYmllbi1ub3VycmlyLWxlcy1vaXNlYXV4LXYuM19vaXNlYXV4LWhpdmVyX2VuZy0xLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1327\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1-500x346.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1-1280x885.png 1280w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/idee-recue-oiseau-bien-nourrir-les-oiseaux-v.3_oiseaux-hiver_eng-1-1536x1062.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991c49c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"991c49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db18828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6db18828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feeding birds can have broader consequences on the entire avian community<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149df77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149df77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It can <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stop the migration process<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Migrants may stay put for the winter as they are fed, leading to a certain dependency<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><a href=\"#13\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#13\"><sup id=\"13'\">[13]<\/sup><\/a>. <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Feeding birds can also have <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cascading effects<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the distribution of different bird species, and even tend to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">restructure the population locally<\/span><\/b><a href=\"#14\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#14\"><sup id=\"14'\">[14]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In general, it is important to remember that every human action on wildlife must be <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">careful and well thought out, based on scientific studies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sophie Hild<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, head of the Fondation Droit Animal, Ethique et Sciences (LFDA), insisted on this point during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/preserver-et-proteger-les-animaux-sauvages-en-liberte-interview-de-louis-schweitzer-et-de-sophie-hild-president-et-directrice-de-la-fondation-droit-animal-ethique-et-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our interview at the colloquium on wild animals organized by the LFDA:<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81616a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81616a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acebba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5acebba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e6950a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e6950a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/guillements-vert-debut-q44y853hdpw5k2zr6r0yay10aows10zlt5loh1diko.png\" title=\"guillements-vert-debut\" alt=\"guillements-vert-debut\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437c22c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437c22c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd24f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd24f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In general, human intervention on wildlife is a very dangerous thing. It has to be done in a very thoughtful, meticulous, scientifically proven way. In a perfect world, we would just let wild animals evolve and live their lives. Today we are encroaching on their living spaces. We must ask ourselves what we can do to not destroy their world without, in so doing, becoming the architect of everything that happens in it<\/em><\/p><p>SOPHIE HILD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161a3a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"161a3a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> proposes as a solution to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">replace direct feeding by an ecological management of our gardens and countryside<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!\u00a0 Advice from the LPO\u2019s &#8220;feeding&#8221; sheet is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FM_Nourrissage-juin-2021_WEB.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">available here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221dce01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"221dce01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fad28c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56fad28c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b658f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13b658f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e04cfed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e04cfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/picto-en-resume.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5998\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bf0427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"49bf0427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">In short!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">It is best to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW145199390 BCX2\">reserve\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW145199390 BCX2\"> bird<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\"> feedin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">g to extended freezing periods, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">providing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">water<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\"> and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">following<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\">feeding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145199390 BCX2\"> precautions! T<span class=\"TextRun SCXW194209548 BCX2\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194209548 BCX2\">o help <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194209548 BCX2\">the birds all year round, it is better to favor an ecological management of our countryside and gardens!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad910f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ad910f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d5d286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d5d286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a summary, you can check out <strong>this video made by the LPO:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0521c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0521c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=rdBUO6KOHgc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8fcbc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c8fcbc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f09f3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f09f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b67b54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b67b54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9572ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9572ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\ud83d\udea8If you find an injured animal \ud83d\udea8<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810eafa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"810eafa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e346e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93e346e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact the nearest wildlife center. In Lyon and its region, it&#8217;s the<a href=\"https:\/\/hirondelle.ovh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Hirondelle care center<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135d36a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"135d36a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fbed55 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"67fbed55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1741\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">References<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1741\"><p><a href=\"#1'\"><sup id=\"1\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> According to the study led jointly by the LPO, the National Museum of Natural History and the OFB based on a network of local observers.<\/p><p>To see the study&#8217;s conclusion: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/fr\/actualites\/pres-de-30-d-oiseaux-en-moins-en-30-ans-dans-les-villes-et-les-campagnes-francaises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/fr\/actualites\/pres-de-30-d-oiseaux-en-moins-en-30-ans-dans-les-villes-et-les-campagnes-francaises<\/a><\/p><p>To consult the full study: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vigienature.fr\/sites\/vigienature\/files\/atoms\/files\/syntheseoiseauxcommuns2020_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vigienature.fr\/sites\/vigienature\/files\/atoms\/files\/syntheseoiseauxcommuns2020_final.pdf<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#2'\"><sup id=\"2\">[2]<\/sup><\/a> Jansson C, Ekman J, and Von Br\u00f6mssen A, \u201cWinter mortality and food-supply in tits Parus-spp.\u201d, <em>Oikos<\/em>, Vol. 37, n\u00b03, 1981.<\/p><p><a href=\"#3'\"><sup id=\"3\">[3]<\/sup><\/a>Wilcoxen TE, Horn DJ, Hogan BM, Hubble CN, Huber SJ, Flamm J, Knott M, Lundstrom L, Salik F, Wassenhove SJ, Wrobel ER, &#8220;Effects of bird-feeding activities on the health of wild birds&#8221;, <em>Conservation Phisiology<\/em>, Vol. 3, 2015.<\/p><p><a href=\"#4'\"><sup id=\"4\">[4]<\/sup><\/a> including if supplementary feeding stops 6 weeks before the breeding season: Robb GN, McDonald RA, Chamberlain DE, Reynolds SJ, Harrison TJ, Bearhop S, \u201cWinter feeding of birds increases productivity in the subsequent breeding season\u201d, <em>Biology Letter<\/em>, Vol. 4, n\u00b02, 2008.<\/p><p><a href=\"#5'\"><sup id=\"5\">[5]<\/sup><\/a> H. Bobby Fokidis, Matthieu Burin des Roziers, Richard Sparr, Christopher Rogowski, Karen Sweazea, Pierre Deviche, \u201cUnpredictable food availability induces metabolic and hormonal changes independent of food intake in a sedentary songbird\u201d, <em>Journal of Experimental Biology, <\/em>Vol. 215, n\u00b016, 2012.<\/p><p><a href=\"#6'\"><sup id=\"6\">[6]<\/sup><\/a> Lawson B, Robinson RA, Toms MP, Risely K, MacDonald S, Cunningham AA, \u201cHealth hazards to wild birds and risk factors associated with anthropogenic food provisioning\u201d, <em>Philosophical Transactions B<\/em>, Vol. 373, 2018.<\/p><p>To access the sheet created by the LPO and dedicated to diseases,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FM_Maladies-2020_WEB.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#8'\"><sup><sup id=\"7\">[7]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> Chavatte JM, Giraud P, Esperet D, Place G, Cavalier F, Landau I, \u201cAn outbreak of trichomonosis in European greenfinches Chloris chloris and European goldfinches Carduelis carduelis wintering in Northern France\u201d, <em>Parasite<\/em>, Vol. 26, 2019.<\/p><p><a href=\"#8'\"><sup id=\"8\">[8]<\/sup><\/a> Brittingham MC, Temple SA, \u00ab Does Winter Bird Feeding Promote Dependency\u201d, <em>Journal of Field Ornithology<\/em>, Vol. 63, n\u00b02, 1992 ; Robb GN, Macdonald RA, Chamberlain DE, Bearhop S, \u201cFood for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations\u201d, <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, <\/em>Vol. 6, n\u00b09, 2008.<\/p><p><a href=\"#9'\"><sup id=\"9\">[9]<\/sup><\/a> Orell M, \u201cPopulation fluctuations and survival of great tits Parus major dependent on food supplied by man in winter\u201d, <em>Ibis<\/em>, vol 131, 1989.<\/p><p><a href=\"#10'\"><sup id=\"10\">[10]<\/sup><\/a> Dunn EH, Tessaglia DL, \u00ab Predation of Birds at Feeders in Winter\u201d, <em>Journal of Field Ornithology, <\/em>Vol. 65, n\u00b01, 1994.<\/p><p><a href=\"#10'\"><sup><sup id=\"11\">[11]<\/sup><\/sup> <\/a>While cats have a significant impact on many wild species, when it comes specifically to feeding birds, <strong>several studies have shown that cat predation does not necessarily increase where birds are fed.<\/strong> The aforementioned study shows that cats are &#8220;not more active on sites where their usual prey species were more numerous&#8221;. In other words, cats don&#8217;t necessarily migrate to areas where birds are most numerous, but act as opportunistic predators depending on the species present. Another study even showed that the number of birds killed by cats tended to decrease at feeding points: Woods M, MacDonald RA, Harris S, \u00ab Predation of wildlife by domestic cats <em>Felis catus<\/em> in Great Britain \u00bb, <em>Mammal Revue<\/em>, Vol. 33, n\u00b02, 2003.<\/p><p>Regarding the impact of cats on wildlife in general, an international study based on the monitoring of 170 common bird species at 20,000 sites in 28 European countries over 37 years does not incriminate cats, but highlights the anthropogenic cause of bird decline, with 4 main causes: <strong>intensification of agriculture, changes in forest cover, urbanization and temperature change. <\/strong>See Rigal S., Dakos V., Alonso H., Devictor V., 2023. Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe. , <em>The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>120 (21). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2216573120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2216573120 <\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#12'\"><sup id=\"12\">[12]<\/sup><\/a> Plummer KE, Bearhop S, Leech DI, Chamberlain DE, Blount JD, \u201cWinter food provisioning reduces future breeding performance in a wild bird \u00bb, <em>Scientific Reports<\/em>, 2013.<\/p><p><a href=\"#13'\"><sup id=\"13\">[13]<\/sup><\/a> Jokim\u00e4ki J, Suhonen J, Inki K, and Jokinen S, \u00ab Biogeographical comparison of winter bird assemblages in urban environments in Finland \u00bb, <em>Journal of Biogeography<\/em>, Vol. 23, 1996.<\/p><p><a href=\"#14'\"><sup id=\"14\">[14]<\/sup> <\/a>Robb GN, Macdonald RA, Chamberlain DE, Bearhop S, \u201cFood for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations\u201d, <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, <\/em>Vol. 6, n\u00b09, 2008; Galbraith JA, Beggs JR, Jones DN, Stanley MC, \u201cSupplementary feeding restructures urban bird communities \u00bb, <em>Proceedingsof the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>, Vol. 112, n\u00b020, 2015.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43230cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43230cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60771dbd elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60771dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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c1.097-0.377,1.227-1.049,1.207-1.417C352.252,189.776,352.204,188.897,349.392,188.25z\"><\/path><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Following a decline in birds population, feeding them in winter, but only in periods of prolonged frost, may be of interest to increase their chances of survival and ensure a more successful breeding season<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-warning\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">However, sanitary precautions must be taken, food must be carefully selected (no bread, no salt or net balls) and care must be taken to avoid creating 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c-29.159,0-56.038,13.363-73.959,35.114c1.472-34.182,3.698-55.578,6.279-71.494c14.895-0.512,34.747-12.54,45.649-33.587   c18.795-33.636,10.079-68.124,7.274-89.886c-14.686,14.301-78.839-2.456-104.271,41.124c-11.234,19.251-7.969,42.677,3.849,59.82   c3.741,5.427,12.686,2.823,12.941-3.763c1.11-28.65,15.369-50.296,41.951-62.285c-11.928,15.455-19.76,32.758-23.806,50.642   c-6.289,27.859-12.858,46.134-15.27,134.929c-0.245,9.005,7.05,16.459,16.058,16.346c6.521-0.082,12.107-4.22,14.615-10.24   c3.814-9.156,10.022-18.632,20.124-27.314c9.6,10.611,24.208,16.257,39.323,13.516c27.8-4.137,40.774-41.789,51.909-52.923   C383.834,160.252,377.45,157.32,360.464,143.52z\"><\/path>\t<\/g><\/g><g>\t<g>\t\t<path d=\"M442.406,254.158c-17.426-11.823-36.392-3.398-45.102,1.631l-109.304,80l-64,0.014l-16-16h58.776   c17.677,0,37.474-11.514,37.474-32.007c0-21.757-19.797-32.007-37.474-32.007h-22.026c-16.362,0-35.483,1.459-48.965-5.758   c-12.809-6.518-27.559-10.227-43.304-10.227c-26.439,0-50.102,10.54-66.317,27.162L0,351.789l96,96l32-48h151.216   c16.127,0,31.694-5.916,43.75-16.626L443.5,276.088C450.201,270.136,449.823,259.191,442.406,254.158z\"><\/path>\t<\/g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To help the birds all year round, it is better to favor an ecological management of our countryside and gardens!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef27e22 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ef27e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7289e0 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e7289e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEY FIGURE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bb9577 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71bb9577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">30%<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-grid-item post-10368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-pets themes-pets especes-cats media-popular-beliefs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/cats-can-drink-cows-milk-true-or-false\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-14.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Pets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/cats-can-drink-cows-milk-true-or-false\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCats can drink cow&#8217;s milk, TRUE or FALSE?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-9872 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-animaux-delevage tag-bovins-en tag-chevaux-en tag-farm-animals tag-pigs tag-ruminants-en tag-stress-thermique-en tag-volailles-en themes-farm-animals especes-cows media-popular-beliefs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/cold-weather-is-expected-quick-we-should-move-the-cows-inside-true-or-false\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-15-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-15-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Illustration_sans_titre-15-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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