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The garden birds disappear, but you can do something!
The general public is expected to participate in a participatory counting operation, crucial during this winter when ornithologists are concerned about the fall of populations of granivores.
Louis Morice Louis MoricePublished on January 28, 2017 at 08:03
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An ornithologist at the Mus?um, Fr?d?ric Jiguet is awaiting the January rises impatiently because he is worried. "Something has happened, and all of our usual observers tell us that there are very few birds this winter and that the cold of the last few days does not bring much more in spite of the feeders installed in the gardens. "
Finches, goldfinches and verdiers seem to have practically disappeared. The birds captured by the ornithologists (the "luggage programs") confirm an alarming situation:
"Birds caught [by ornithologists] present a degraded state of health, with diseases on the paws in particular," says Fr?d?ric Jiguet, "there are undoubtedly many deaths."
20%, half, 80% of the populations concerned? Counting this weekend will give an idea of the extent of the damage.
A particular winter therefore, and in addition to a tendency not very optimistic. The so-called "common" birds - about fifty species - are in fact increasingly rare in our gardens.
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http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/plan...ent-mais-vous-pouvez-faire-quelque-chose.html
The garden birds disappear, but you can do something!
The general public is expected to participate in a participatory counting operation, crucial during this winter when ornithologists are concerned about the fall of populations of granivores.
Louis Morice Louis MoricePublished on January 28, 2017 at 08:03
...
An ornithologist at the Mus?um, Fr?d?ric Jiguet is awaiting the January rises impatiently because he is worried. "Something has happened, and all of our usual observers tell us that there are very few birds this winter and that the cold of the last few days does not bring much more in spite of the feeders installed in the gardens. "
Finches, goldfinches and verdiers seem to have practically disappeared. The birds captured by the ornithologists (the "luggage programs") confirm an alarming situation:
"Birds caught [by ornithologists] present a degraded state of health, with diseases on the paws in particular," says Fr?d?ric Jiguet, "there are undoubtedly many deaths."
20%, half, 80% of the populations concerned? Counting this weekend will give an idea of the extent of the damage.
A particular winter therefore, and in addition to a tendency not very optimistic. The so-called "common" birds - about fifty species - are in fact increasingly rare in our gardens.
...
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/plan...ent-mais-vous-pouvez-faire-quelque-chose.html