Overfishing and climate change push seabirds to extinction

Overfishing and climate change are pushing some of the world’s most iconic seabirds to the brink of extinction, according to a new report.

The study reveals that kittiwakes and gannets are among a number of seabirds that have now joined the red list of under-threat birds drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Dr Ian Burfield, global science coordinator at Birdlife International which carried out the study for IUCN, said the threat to these birds pointed to a wider environmental challenge.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/12/climate-change-overfishing-push-seabirds-to-extinction?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

photo credit: Marie-Baeten

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