Environmental Issues and Birds
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These three examples are trends we know about… what about all the hundreds of connections we don’t know exist? If we break too many of these, are we tipping the scales towards our own extinction? | These three examples are trends we know about… what about all the hundreds of connections we don’t know exist? If we break too many of these, are we tipping the scales towards our own extinction? | ||
| - | Audubon recently reported that based on the last 40 years of data, even common species will not be so common tomorrow. Since 1967 the average population of common birds in the United Sates have fallen 70% from 17.6 million to 5.35 million individuals. Certain areas, such as California, are showing declines as much as 95% in some species. So the threat of extinction isn’t limited to obscure and rare species in someone else’s yard-- it’s the jay in your yard, the hummingbird working your flowers, the finches chattering in your tree… and their survival is your responsibility. | + | Audubon recently reported that based on the last 40 years of data, even common species will not be so common tomorrow. Since 1967 the average population of common birds in the United Sates have fallen 70% from 17.6 million to 5.35 million individuals. Certain areas, such as California, are showing declines as much as 95% in some species. So the threat of extinction isn’t limited to obscure and rare species in someone else’s yard-- it’s the jay in your yard, the hummingbird working your flowers, the finches chattering in your tree… and their survival is '''your responsibility'''. |
== Making Easy Choices == | == Making Easy Choices == | ||
