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In 2004 an iceberg in a different area called the Ross Sea affected the breeding success of penguins, leading to a spike in deaths.

Planners said sections of exposed rock on the mound would be maintained, to provide "possible habitats for breeding birds".

In some areas the beavers have been so successful at breeding that they have had to be relocated or as a last resort culled.

Known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, the 2018 ballot measure establishes minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.

As farmers outside the conference centre sounded their tractor horns, he announced measures including extending the seasonal worker visa scheme for five years, support for precision breeding and new technology.