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Audubon Report Detail New York Birds Suffer From Climate Change
2014-09-13 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
East End Beacon: It`s been no secret to volunteers who participate in the Audubon Society`s Christmas Bird Count on the East End that the patterns of bird movements have changed dramatically over the pasthalf century, in part due to changes in climate. A report issed by the National Audubon Society this week shows that half the birds studied in North America are threatened by climate change, including New York birds ranging from the wood thrush to the purple finch to the common loon. The seven-year-long study,...
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Report: Global warming threatens Vermont birds
2014-09-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WCAX: A new study by the National Audubon Society paints a bleak picture for birds. The report indicates numerous extinctions are likely if global temperature increases are not stopped. The new Audubon report says nearly half the bird species in the continental United States and Canada are at risk, including the bald eagle and the common loon. "It is alarming," said Jim Shallow of Audubon Vermont. "We are seeing that over 300 species of bird are projected to be threatened or at risk of extinction...
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Report on birds and climate outlines threats to Maine wildlife
2014-09-13 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: On Tuesday, the National Audubon Society released a study that predicts how climate change will affect 588 species of North American birds. The Audubon Birds and Climate Change Report makes the deeply unsettling prediction that by 2080, 314 species will lose more than 50 percent of their North American range a severe blow for species already in trouble. The report has important implications for Maine. It reinforces the need to expand and strengthen protections for birds and other wildlife because...
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Climate change threatens loon, other Minnesota birds, Audubon study finds
2014-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: As many as half of Minnesotas bird species -- including the loon, the beloved state bird -- could disappear because of accelerated climate change. Its not the birds themselves that are endangered, its the places that they live -- the lakes, the forests, the grasslands -- that are at risk. As those areas disappear, so will the birds that nest there. In real estate, its location, location, location, said Bob Janssen, the author of several books about birds in Minnesota. The bird equivalent...
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Bay Area birds imperiled by climate change, study finds
2014-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: Dozens of Bay Area bird types, including owls, hawks, shorebirds and such signature species as the brown pelican and golden eagle, are in jeopardy because of climate change, a study by the National Audubon Society revealed Tuesday. The seven-year study of North American birds found that more than 300 avian species - nearly half the birds on the continent - will be in dire straits by 2080 unless something is done to reduce carbon emissions. The list of birds on the brink includes common Bay...
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