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Phy.org reports

A new study has revealed how climate change poses a hidden threat by permanently damaging the development of chicks born during droughts. This could undermine the recovery of the species and is a sobering reminder of the challenges that a warming world will confront species with, even those which seem to be doing well for the time being.

Read story at  Red kite chicks born during droughts are scarred for life: The hidden threat of climate change to wildlife conservation