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Reports: Birds are at risk unless we act to save them
According to a pair of studies published Tuesday, climate change and habitat loss have the potential to be very bad for bird populations in the continental United States and Canada in the years ahead – even among many species not previously considered to be at risk.
The National Audubon Society’s Birds and Climate Change Report, finds that “314 species – nearly half of all North American birds – [are] severely threatened by global warming.” Those include well-loved and “iconic” species such as bald eagles, common loons, Baltimore orioles, brown pelicans, mountain bluebirds and purple finches.
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he State of the Birds 2014, published by the U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (US NABCI) offers a similar dose of alarming news, but also some reasons for hope.
The US NABCI report includes a “watch list” of 230 bird species deemed to be currently endangered or “at risk of becoming endangered without significant conservation.” But, the authors add, bird populations can and do rebound when people actively protect and restore their habitats.
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/reports-birds-risk-unless-act-save/
The National Audubon Society’s Birds and Climate Change Report, finds that “314 species – nearly half of all North American birds – [are] severely threatened by global warming.” Those include well-loved and “iconic” species such as bald eagles, common loons, Baltimore orioles, brown pelicans, mountain bluebirds and purple finches.
((SNIP))
he State of the Birds 2014, published by the U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (US NABCI) offers a similar dose of alarming news, but also some reasons for hope.
The US NABCI report includes a “watch list” of 230 bird species deemed to be currently endangered or “at risk of becoming endangered without significant conservation.” But, the authors add, bird populations can and do rebound when people actively protect and restore their habitats.
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/reports-birds-risk-unless-act-save/
