I think it’s always good to see such things enacted, and it’s rarely done on such a broad scale. Common names are a big bucket of chaos for joe schmoe anyway^*^, so I’m all in favor of adopting anything more descriptive or in relation to field marks. I feel that the changes being broadcast so publicly will lead curious people to learn more about the history of birding, too- and hopefully lead to understanding why this sort of thing matters.
* Often broad species names, even. I’ve found that the general public has no idea of the difference between a mouse, mole, vole or shrew, and has even less of an idea that there are multiple species of all of them.
the main driver is going to be temperature and moisture regime changes. While things are going to change substantially, not all of the changes will be ‘bad’, but just different. We’re going to lose a lot of wetlands and soil carbon, though, most likely.
Saw something about this recently as well as the direct harm to wildlife that is caused by paving roads that were once gravel which allows for drivers to go much faster and ultimately results in more vehicle strikes either maiming or killing wildlife that used to be able to safely cross
I was wondering about this but its in an area away from my house and I thought maybe it happened every year but I had not walked down the proper blocks for the proper week or something but it was insane hearing it all drop on the house roofs and such. The sidewalked was littered with them and at least initially the squirrels could not keep up.
A prehistoric New Zealand bird thought to be extinct in 1898 (but found again in the middle of the 20th century) is doing its best to avoid going the way of the dodo — with lobbying from some tribal leaders who value the bird’s presence. 1he Guardian recently reported on the return of the Takahē, a large, flightless bird that thrives in grasslands. They are colorful creatures, standing at a little over 1.5 feet tall, with a unique song.
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