'They compensate’: Birds can adapt to climate change by speeding up migrations, study finds
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- 20 Apr 2023
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Some birds are speeding up their spring migration to survive climate change.
Every winter, millions of birds fly to warmer climates, often travelling thousands of kilometres to reach their destinations.
But changing weather patterns are forcing birds to adapt - an adjustment that can be fatal.
According to a new study, certain species are delaying their departure from their winter grounds, then migrating 43 per cent faster than they usually do.
But many of them will die on this increasingly intense journey.
"Understanding how animals can compensate is an important part of understanding where the impacts of climate change will play out," said senior co-author Peter Marra, director of the Earth Commons at Georgetown University's Institute for Environment & Sustainability. Read More..
