Birds in the United States are not only declining, but they are declining faster, especially in areas with intensive agriculture, according to new research. Overall drops in bird population, measured from 1987 to 2021, were sharpest in warm and warming areas, suggesting that climate change may play a role.
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. “What we found is that any metric of agricultural intensity was always the best predictor of acceleration of the decline.”
That happens when you kill all the insects these animals normally eat. Maybe we shouldn’t be spraying pesticides by the metric ton.
All the insects that are gone
Cats!
Territory disappearing faster
Pollution
Insecticides / pesticides
It’s a wonder there are any birds left
We’re all fucked :)