Nearly Half of European Bird Species at Risk
More than 40% of bird species in Europe face an uncertain future and some may disappear soon because of intensive agriculture and climate change, a British conservation group said.
Many species, including the house sparrow, have been declining alarmingly, BirdLife International said. The group identified 226 species, or 43% of all European bird types, as threatened.
“Birds are excellent environmental indicators, and the continued decline of many species sends a clear signal about the ... poor state of our environment,” said Clairie Papazoglou, a BirdLife official.
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