Natural History Wanderings

The Star Tribune has an article on a report that looks at some of the effects climate change is likely to have on different species in the southwest. Some will gain habitat while many will lose. Pinyon Jays will lose  31 of their breeding range and  the migrating Williamson’s Sapsucker and the Sage Thrasher could lose as much as 80 percent by the end of the century. by the end of the century. Most reptiles studied with one exception the desert tortoise will also lose habitat.

Read more at:  Report: Southwest bird and reptile species to shift as climate gets hotter, drier | Star Tribune.