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Drastic Bird Population Declines
Reported in U.S. and Europe
According to new research from the National Audubon Society, populations
of some of the most common birds in the United States have declined
significantly since the 1960s. The report shows that twenty
different common bird species have fallen by at least half since 1967,
including Eastern Meadowlark, Northern Pintail, Northern Bobwhite, Snow
Bunting, and Greater Scaup. Habitat loss is considered to be a major
factor in the declines.
Visit the
Audubon website to learn more.
In a separate study, similar declines have been noted in European farmland
birds. Research indicates that between 1980 and 2005, numbers of common farmland
birds across Europe dropped by an average of
44%. The declines are thought to be a result of
agricultural intensification throughout the European Union.
Visit the BirdLife International website for more
information about this report.
| Over 300 species
of birds breed each year in British Columbia - more than
any other province in Canada. Sixty-five species breed nowhere
else in Canada and for several other species, British Columbia
holds the majority of the world population. |
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