In the latest news, the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Center, located deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has been experiencing an intergenerational decline in bird populations since around 2012, nearly halving by 2022. Scientists ruled out disease, parasites, toxins and pollutants as factors, and concluded that the climate crisis is the most likely factor contributing to bird declines. Warmer dry seasons affect the survival of 83% of birds, and a 1°C rise in temperature reduces average bird survival by 63%.
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