Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 6, 2014

Dramatic Decline In European Birds; Especially Common Species

ScienceDaily reports

Bird populations across Europe have experienced sharp declines over the past 30 years, with the majority of losses from the most common species, according to a new study. However numbers of some less common birds have risen.

Read full article at  Startling decline in European birds: Majority of losses from most common species — ScienceDaily.

You can also read about the bird loss at Hundreds of millions of birds have disappeared in 30 years – Nature – Environment – The Independent. The Guardian who reported

Europe has 421 million fewer birds today than it did three decades ago, as the growth of agriculture and urbanisation has sharply reduced suitable habitat, a new study has found.


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