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Provide and protect bird habitats like fallen dead trees where they can shelter. It was shared that fewer birds had been visiting, and that the variety of birds had diminished.
Birds have an acutely sensitive respiratory system. They have been struggling to cope with the chemical innovations of humans since the s , when insecticides and pesticides came on the scene. Since , the population of birds in North America has dropped by 3 billion 29 percent.
Wu had written an article about the connection between wildfires, climate change, and how birds are impacted. Through concentrating on data analysis, she is able to determine what is on the horizon for birds.
This past summer, Wu was a co-author on a paper which determined that the top three threats to birds based on a study of birds in America were: Human land cover conversion, sea level rise, and extreme weather events. We discussed a variety of theories about the high number of birds that have been found lifeless since September. There are many mitigating factors. Wu spoke about birds who were on their fall migration path when smoke might have forced them off course.
Their bodies were both dehydrated and emaciated. If fires are small and of short duration, birds can adapt and survive. Reports suggest some birds have been displaying unusual behaviour before dying — becoming lethargic, approachable and congregating in groups. Species that normally rest in trees and shrubs have been seen hopping around on the ground looking for insects, said Desmond.
Large avian mortalities during migration are rare and few have been as large as this one. Records — which go back to the s — show these events are always associated with extreme weather events such as a drop in temperature, snowstorm or hailstorm.
The largest event on record in the region was a snowstorm in Minnesota and Iowa in March that killed 1. The climate crisis is also changing the tundra landscape where many of these birds breed, while the destruction of rainforests in Central and South America is damaging their winter habitats. Since , three billion birds have been lost in the US and Canada. Mass die-offs such as this can have an effect on populations of both common and sensitive species. Scientists are urging people in the area to log any sightings of dead birds on the citizen science website inaturalist.
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