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Bird Population/Global Decline
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The bird population is declining every day and this is a global phenomenon. Recently studies done by BirdLife International (BirdLife.Org), show that more than 1,226 bird species are threatened with extinction. You’re probably reading this and asking yourself, “Why should I care for birds close to extinction?” They make our planet healthy and help our environment. Without these birds we would have an insect infestation. Every day more bird watchers are losing their opportunity to hear the birds singing, watching them flying through the air and watching them feed their little ones. Contributing factors toward the loss of these birds include climate changes, the loss of habitat, and the loss of forests. The climate changes are caused by the use of pesticides, the pollution, and changes in the ecosystems. The loss of forests and habitats are caused by fire and by massive construction of houses, business, roads, etc. If you have noticed, we are losing our forest little by little. Every day the human is becoming so greedy that instead of keeping our forests, they are destroying them to build businesses and houses to make more money. There are few things that we can still do to keep our feathered friends from disappearing. We could plant some trees and shrubs in our yards. The trees and shrubs are good sources of food, nest and shelter. We should have a bird feeder full of seeds to feed them. We should have a bird house, so they can lay their eggs. We should have a bird bath for them to cool down their bodies. Birds
don’t sweat because they do not have sweat glands. A bird’s body
temperature ranges about 7 to 8 degrees hotter than a human’s body
temperature. That’s why we don’t see a lot of birds flying around in
the middle of the day. One of the things birds do to keep cool is to
bathe in a local watering hole such as a lake, a river, a puddle or
even a birdbath. Keep
birds around a little longer. Join a local organization dedicated to
bird conservation. They are non-profit organizations and the money they
get goes towards the birds’ conservation and habitat protection. Below are some suggestions of bird clubs, bird festivals and bird organizations you can participate in. |
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Audubon
Society
of the Everglades Three
Rivers
Birding Club Bird Festivals – 2011 HummerBird
Celebration Monterey
Bay
Birding Festival Rio
Grande Valley Birding Festival 2012 Bird Festival Calendar Morro
Bay
Winter Birding Festival 2012 San
Diego Bird Festival Tawas
Point Birding Festival New
River Birding
and Nature Festival The
American Bird Conservancy National
Audubon Society The
Nature Conservancy Partners
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