The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District in order to maintain breeding grounds and habitat for numerous specious of migratory birds. The birds nesting at Fort Wool represent nearly half of the entire population of these species within the territory of Virginia and they nest in very few other places within the commonwealth. Currently, USACE and VDWR are also working together to find construct another suitable location for these birds made from dredged material removed from the Norfolk Harbor and Chesapeake bay. In this video, VDWR is conducting bird tagging in order to track the movement and growth of the laughing gull species.
Date Taken: | 06.06.2022 |
Date Posted: | 06.13.2022 16:10 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 846874 |
VIRIN: | 220606-A-HU469-581 |
Filename: | DOD_109052333 |
Length: | 00:05:59 |
Location: | HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, US |
Downloads: | 5 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 5 |
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