Global warming, if left unchecked, could push 72% of the world’s birds to the brink of extinction, warns the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Migratory birds are very sensitive to climate change. Today, global warming is negatively impacting the lives of many species, including penguins and honey birds. This is the conclusion of WWF during the workshop on climate change in Kenya on 13/11.
“The disappearance of many bird species suggests that the greenhouse effect has caused a chain of impacts on ecosystems on a global scale. Climate change also affects the behavior of migratory birds. The proof is that some migratory birds no longer instinctively changed habitats, the report wrote.
Going forward, WWF has confirmed that if the greenhouse effect continues to grow at the current rate, around 72% of birds will be extinct. However, the risk of bird extinction can be avoided if humans take strict environmental protection measures, such as reducing industrial emissions.
The number of migratory birds is declining in Europe and America as their food sources disappear due to global warming. In many places, such as the northern part of Hudson Bay in Canada, mosquitoes are proliferating and have reached record numbers this spring. But many seabirds in these places do not change their behavior to adapt to the new conditions. A similar situation occurs in the Netherlands, where 90% of individuals of certain bird species have gone extinct in the past two decades.
If climate temperature continues to rise, the wetlands of the Mediterranean coast – which are home to the majority of the world’s migratory birds – will become dry by 2080. In addition, the rise in temperature will destroy many other destinations as well. migratory birds, leaving them with fewer options.
“Birds that live on islands and mountains will have nowhere to avoid the cold. For example, eagles that live in protected areas in Spain will not be inhabited for a few years,” the report said.
