Press of Atlantic City: New Jersey birds vulnerable to climate change, federal report says
American oystercatcher
Photo credit: birdcapemay.org
Ocean birds, including some that spend the winter off New Jersey, face the biggest threat from climate change, according to a federal report released Thursday. The 2010 State of the Birds, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and several conservation groups, found that birds such as petrels, shearwaters and gannets are most at risk of suffering population crashes from rising sea levels and other consequences of climate change. But even common species in New Jersey such as the American oystercatcher and northern pintail duck could be at risk, the report said.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 3/17/2010 11:00 AM 
Categories: Climate, Birds
Tags: shearwaters climate change gannets sea level rise petrels fish and wildlife
Categories: Climate, Birds
Tags: shearwaters climate change gannets sea level rise petrels fish and wildlife
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