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Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
General: :Ebook
Format: epub
Size: 27.28 MB
Description: Birds are disappearing.
Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles, grasshoppers, and other pests that damage crops; owls eat rodents that can spread disease; vultures clean up roadkill and other waste. Beyond their practical aspects, birds bring us joy through their songs and beautiful feathers.
But since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished. Scientists are scrambling to figure out what may be causing such a drastic decline. The answer: humans. City lights and tall glass skyscrapers disorient migrating birds. Domesticated cats prowling outdoors kill billions of birds each year. Pesticides contaminate fish and insects, which are then consumed by birds of prey. And climate change might disrupt and even wipe out feeding grounds for entire species.
Discover the vast impacts birds...
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Title: Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Language: English
Subjects: birds, dying birds, bird-friendly glass, bird populations, migration, city lights, climate change, pollution, deforestation, ecosystems, food systems, mental health, ecology, ornithology, conservation, native plants, building habitat, backyards, sustainable farming, bird sanctuaries, FLAP, Lights Out program, domestic cats, birds of prey, songbirds, raptors, seabirds, nature, Science, biology, environmental science, passenger pigeons, birdwatching, birders, bird feeders, flyway, bird count, pollinators, DDT, Silent Spring, windows, glass, pesticides, neonics, invasive species, monocropping, insect populations, agricultural intensification, agriculture, starvation, overhunting, mass extinction, Nonfiction, Young Adult Nonfiction, Young Adults
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