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The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, are living in climatic lifeboats with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature and rainfall patterns. Even under moderate climate warming, models predict a severe loss of suitable climate for these birds within the next 50 years - dramatically heightening their risk of extinction.
In research published today in the journal
PLOS ONE, scientists say that monitoring the response of these birds to climate change will be crucial for validating the predictive ability of widely used climate models. It will also help conservationists come up with effective ways of preventing other species from going extinct in the wild.
th December at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Addis Ababa. Although the number of guests was limited to only 60 due to the COVID-19 restrictions, many Ethiopian media and celebrities attended the event. The Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (EWNHS, BirdLife partner) was among the guests, representing BirdLife Africa, the Migratory Soaring Birds Project and the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project which is the Message Sponsor of GER2020.
The event was opened by the strong emotional speech of the world athletics legend and the founder of GER - Haile Gebresellasie
: “We managed to set up the first and unique to Africa road race with 10,000 participants. Fast forward to 2020 it is famous worldwide and kept us very busy in organizing the event before finishing the current one. It is very exciting social event in Ethiopia, It is beyond words, it brings tear to your eyes every time you think about it”.