The results were sobering, as more than 300 species could be affected by the end of the century. “Three-hundred fourteen out of 588 birds that we were able to model are seriously threatened by climate change,” Gary Langham, Audubon’s chief scientist and lead report author, told weather.com of the report last year, after its initial publication. “Unless we take dramatic action, we could lose these birds.”
NPR's Arun Rath asked Langham about what this means — particularly if you don't care for birds. “We're from Audubon, so, of course, we think that you should care about birds.,” he said on Sept. 13. “But if you don't care about birds, the other reason is as the birds go, so does everything else. This should be a wake-up call for all of us.”
Although the methodology behind the initial report was criticized by some as faulty, the findings echo separate studies on the status of U.S. birds. Either way, the key is action toward conversation, Langham told weather.com.
http://www.weather.com/science/nature/news/state-birds-climate-change
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