Hundreds of migratory species are also at risk due to climate change. Click to read more. Migratory species are experiencing population decline and some species are in the brink of extinction due to various factors, including overexploitation and habitat loss.
A new study from the Center for Ecological Research in Hungary, in collaboration with the Doñana Biological Station in Spain, and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and Liverpool John Moores University and University of Lincoln in the UK, compares the plants dispersed by mallards and Canada geese found together in 18 different urban and rural wetlands in north-west England (covering Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and the Lake District). The findings are published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
As Oregon deals with an unprecedented drought, many dead trees are discovered. Tree health expert Danny DePinte was astounded to witness a stretch of dead fir that appeared to go on forever while flying above Oregon's forests.