News Headline
Deforested habitats leave migratory birds ill-prepared for journey north
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2019-04-15
To many in North America, the sound of birds among the early spring trees is the sound of renewal: after a long, cold winter, the colorful warblers and vocal thrushes have finally returned, bringing with them the promise of warming weather. It’s a seasonal phenomenon as old as time — but one that’s in peril as the birds contend with increasingly desolate wintering habitats that leave them ill-prepared for the journey north, a recent study finds.