Friday, September 20, 2019

Three billion birds in the US and Canada have vanished since 1970, surveys show


Science magazine
North America's birds are disappearing from the skies at a rate that's shocking even to ornithologists. Story here.




Birds ranging from the iconic meadowlark (l.) to the common house sparrow (below) are being hit. PinP photos.

1 comment:

PinP said...

Welcome to the anthropocene. Everything for us. Nothing for anything else.

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