33,211 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 303 of 333.
“without predator control less than 20% of breeding birds were able to raise their young”
“We had a nine-year project that looked at what happened on sites where we reduced the level of predators and compared it with sites with higher levels of predators”
“we found that when we had lower levels of predators the birds were breeding much better with about three‑times higher breeding success”
“More than 50% of breeding pairs were able to successfully raise their young when predator controls, traditionally the preserve of gamekeepers, were in place”
“Ciara Park, 16, was trapped under the double-decker vehicle in Belfast city centre in November 2008.”
“Specialist investigator George Johnston told the Belfast hearing the accident would have happened "in a second".”
“The driver Michael Morris, 37, said he been travelling at approximately 5mph when the accident happened.”
“Belfast area Metrobus manager Billy Gilpin said reminders had been issued to ensure drivers had dipped headlamps and the speed limit was reduced to 10mph in the area.”
“I suddenly saw a flash of black to the very near front side of the bus and then almost simultaneously I heard a bang, Mr Morris, who has been off sick since the accident, stopped immediately.”
“Eventually someone reported that the victim was aged around 16.”
“Ciara, from Margaretta Park in west Belfast, who had two brothers, was in the city centre to buy a CD.”
“her car pivoted 90 degrees.”
“he reversed his tanker about 3ft (91cm) to release the car.”
“has attracted more than half a million views since it was uploaded to YouTube last February.”
“Clio driver Rhona Jane Williams was joining the southbound carriageway of the A1 (M) at junction 44 when the incident happened at around 0830 BST on 13 January.”
“she was effectively undertaking the 44‑tonne tanker, Mr Joyce said.”
“He tried to free her but the door was jammed so he reversed his tanker about 3ft (91cm) to release the car.”
“Mr Tomlinson, a lorry driver for 29 years, appeared close to tears and said the pressure of the investigation was "indescribable".”
“Video footage of the incident was captured on a mobile phone by a passenger in a passing car and has attracted more than half a million views since it was uploaded to YouTube last February.”
“when the incident happened at around 0830 BST on 13 January.”
“He tried to free her but the door was jammed so he reversed his tanker about 3ft (91cm) to release the car.”
“His solicitor added: "This incident was, as they say, a freak of nature and purely accidental." Ms Williams told the Daily Mail shortly after the incident: "I just screamed at the [emergency services] operator 'I'm going to die, I'm going …”
“A factory in southern China where nine employees have committed suicide this year has opened its gates to the media.”
“He said two groups of attackers had been waiting for the family - inside and outside the cemetery.”
“She said that a special service, usually held 30 days after the funeral, had been brought forward for security reasons.”
“Mohammad Yousaf, 51, his wife Pervez, 49, and daughter Tanya, 23, were killed at a cemetery near Gujrat on Thursday.”
“The two suspects on the run, Naveed Arif and his brother Sheraz Arif, applied for protective bail over the weekend.”
“At least 70 family members flew out to Pakistan on the Thursday evening, to attend the funerals the following day.”
“Emergency teams, including 15 boats and 120 personnel, had worked to stop the spill after the crash on Tuesday.”
“An estimated 2,000 tonnes of crude oil spilled into the sea after the collision.”
“Efforts resumed early this morning, with the addition of more than 100 personnel deployed along the shoreline in case the spill reaches the coast.”
“10,800 ft (3,300m) of containment booms were used to prevent polluting a popular beach and park area on the east coast.”
“One of the seriously wounded Palestinians was 15”
“The tunnels were dug 1km from the security fence”
“Militants later fired two mortars into Israel”
“The attacks come a day after militants in Gaza fired mortars into Israel”
“Half of all Britain's poorest children live in London.”
“the show's 10th season.”
“The earthquake in Chile on 27 February killed nearly 500 people”
“Clearly these events have had a significant impact on both Chilean and US-coastal communities, as well as a severe environmental cost in the case of the oil spill off Louisiana”
“Emergency services were called to the scene at about 2220 BST on Tuesday and were stood down at 0200 BST.”
“The building, which was set to be used by a playgroup for more than 150 children on Wednesday, will be closed for the foreseeable future.”
“Three fire crews from Swansea and Morriston were called out and a turn table ladder, also from Morriston, was also used.”
“The aftermath of the car bombing on 22 February ... It was the first time a large car bomb had exploded in Northern Ireland for 10 years.”
“Ciaran Farrell, 51, of Killeaton Park, Dunmurry, was accused of the car bomb which damaged Newry courthouse.”
“No-one was killed or injured in the attack but the explosion did cause damage to the gates of the courthouse.”
“The report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry will be published on 15 June, the secretary of state has confirmed.”
“Thirteen people died in Derry on Bloody Sunday”
“The inquiry by Lord Saville opened at the Guildhall in 1998”
“The inquiry finished hearing evidence in 2004”
“"The families of those murdered on Bloody Sunday have fought a long and difficult campaign for the truth about the events in Derry 38 years ago," he said.”
“104 incidents reported in 2009”
“10% increase”
“for five years”
“150-mile stretch of coast”
“20 April explosion”
“began on Tuesday”
“At least 158 people died in the Air India Express disaster in Mangalore.”
“South Korea announced a package of measures, including a halt to most trade.”
“The North then announced, late on Tuesday, that it was cutting all ties with the South.”
“It has also banned South Korean ships and planes from its territory.”
“We will remove all the human trash from the Korean peninsula and build up a united Korea.”
“Pyongyang said on Wednesday it would cut off a road link across the heavily defended border if Seoul resumed propaganda broadcasts, halted six years ago.”
“All South Korean workers in the jointly-run Kaesong industrial park north of the border were expected to be expelled although they were allowed to enter on Wednesday, Reuters news agency reports.”
“Apart from Kaesong, there is little economic relationship left between the two states, their ties almost frozen since Lee Myung-bak took office in 2008, the agency notes.”
“South Korean K1 tanks could be seen on Tuesday conducting an exercise to prepare for a possible surprise attack by North Korea.”
“She said there was "overwhelming" evidence that North Korea was to blame”
“The incident required "a strong but measured response," she said.”
“Before going to Seoul, Mrs Clinton had two days of discussions in Beijing with her Chinese counterparts.”
“We have always believed that dialogue is better than confrontation”
“We expect to be working with China as we move forward in fashioning a response.”
“"This was an unacceptable provocation by North Korea and the international community has a responsibility and a duty to respond," Mrs Clinton said.”
“South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told a joint news conference he and Mrs Clinton had agreed that North Korea should take responsibility for the sinking of the Cheonan, torpedoed on 26 March with the loss of 46 lives.”
“The North then announced, late on Tuesday, that it was cutting all ties with the South. It has also banned South Korean ships and planes from its territory.”
“The Kylerhea Narrows is the shortest distance from Skye to the mainland at a distance of about 550m.”
“"We have the fourth largest agricultural system in the world, after China, the United States and Europe," says Dr Guilherme Dias, professor of rural economy in the University of Sao Paulo.”
“"But their production is stalled while Brazil's is growing fast, so I think we will be ahead of United States and Europe in about 20 years."”
“Brazil is the world's biggest producer of coffee, oranges and sugar cane.”
“It is the second largest grower of soy”
“and the third for corn”
“"so I think we will be ahead of United States and Europe in about 20 years."”
“But 90% to 95% of the forest have been razed to make way for cities and farms.”
“"According to industry data, sales of farm machines in Brazil increased 52% in the first four months this year compared with the same period of 2009," says Mr van Halst.”
“"But 90% to 95% of the forest have been razed to make way for cities and farms," says Mr Carneiro.”
“"It began to take shape in the mid-1970s, when government launched Embrapa, a research institute that now exports its expertise in tropical agriculture to countries in Africa and Asia."”
“It is the second largest grower of soy, and the third for corn.”
“We have the fourth largest agricultural system in the world, after China, the United States and Europe”
“But their production is stalled while Brazil's is growing fast, so I think we will be ahead of United States and Europe in about 20 years.”
“It began to take shape in the mid-1970s, when government launched Embrapa”
“Over the last 10 years the arrival of the genetically modified grains and growing investment in farm mechanisation laid the groundwork for the current boom.”
“Brazil's agriculture fulfils the country's needs in almost all sectors - with wheat being the only significant import.”
“Andrew Ross Sorkin has been shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction for his first book, charting the financial crisis.”
“The winner will receive a cheque for £20,000 at a London ceremony on 1 July.”
“Sorkin, 32, has written for the New York Times since 1995 and had more than 70 articles published by the time he graduated from high school.”
“Evan Davis, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme and chairman of the judges, said the shortlist was 'an extraordinarily eclectic selection of books'.”
“He added: "There is something for everyone, whether it be maths or fishing."”
“It wants a rise of 5% which it says is in line with inflation.”
“at least 31 deaths”
“vary from 31 to 60”
“more than 100 miles”
