Cornell University: Nearly 30% of Birds in U.S., Canada Have Vanished Since 1970
September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 20 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news:
If you were alive in 1970, more than 1 in 4 birds in the U.S. and Canada have disappeared within your lifetime.
According to research published Sept. 19 by the journal Science, the total breeding bird population in the continental U.S. and Canada has dropped by 29 percent since that year.
"We were astounded by this result ... the loss of billions of birds,& . . .
If you were alive in 1970, more than 1 in 4 birds in the U.S. and Canada have disappeared within your lifetime.
According to research published Sept. 19 by the journal Science, the total breeding bird population in the continental U.S. and Canada has dropped by 29 percent since that year.
"We were astounded by this result ... the loss of billions of birds,& . . .