Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday.
Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.
About 44% of migratory species worldwide are declining in population, the report found. More than a fifth of the nearly 1,200 species monitored by the U.N. are threatened with extinction.
“These are species that move around the globe. They move to feed and breed and also need stopover sites along the way,” said Kelly Malsch, lead author of the report released at a U.N. wildlife conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Habitat loss or other threats at any point in their journey can lead to dwindling populations.
Related articles
The Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday in Sweden, wi2024-05-08FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of overcapacity
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Some Western countries have lately been accusing China of "overcapacit2024-05-08Trump promised big plans for Black and Latino voters. Republicans are waiting for them
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Squa2024-05-08Well, would you look at that! Couple stunned to find secret 200
A couple were stunned to find a secret 200-year-old well that goes 27ft underground after they start2024-05-08Disney's streaming business turns a profit in first financial report since challenge to Iger
The Walt Disney Co. swung to a loss in its second quarter because of restructuring and impairment ch2024-05-08Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot driver while serving a high
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who sped toward them in a vehicle as the2024-05-08
atest comment