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Built infrastructure, hunting and climate change linked to huge migratory bird declines

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 05:15 PM PDT

New research shows how migratory birds are declining globally because of the way that humans have modified the landscape in recent decades. A total of 103 species of migrating birds were studied, including rapidly declining species like the turtle dove and the common cuckoo, using large-scale datasets. Advances in satellite imagery allowed the team to map threats across Europe, Africa and Western Asia.