Climate could kill Wales Red Kites

Wales could lose one of its rarest birds of prey, the Red Kite, because of climate change and other human impacts, WWF Cymru warned today.

Morgan Parry, Head of WWF Cymru, said, "This beautiful creature can be found mainly in rural Ceredigion but they could soon be under threat throughout the whole of Europe. Scientists have projected that the Red Kite will suffer up to 86 per cent loss of its habitat due to climate change and other human impacts unless we act now.
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Red-winged blackbird falls victim to climate change

A red-winged blackbird population in Ontario, Canada, has fallen by 50 per cent in the past 25 years due to global warming, a US researcher has claimed.
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WWF on birds and global warming

The World Wildlife Fund released a major and alarming report today on birds and climate change. You can find the pdf here:

“Robust scientific evidence shows that climate change is now affecting birds’ behaviour,” said Dr Karl Mallon, Scientific Director at Climate Risk Pty Ltd and one of the authors of the report. “We are seeing migratory birds failing to migrate, and climate change pushing increasing numbers of birds out of synchrony with key elements of their ecosystems.”

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Sun-loving pigeons stay out of line of fire

Wood Pigeons are not showing up in usual numbers in France, frustrating the pigeon hunters.

Claude Feigné, an ornithologist from the Gascony-Landes Regional Park, said that global warming was keeping the birds in their summer nesting grounds for longer.
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