Alarm as pesticides spur rapid decline of US bird species | The Guardian

Seed-coating chemicals harm birds’ development, study findsUS and Canada have lost 29% of birds since 1970Popular pesticides are causing bird species to decline at an alarming rate in the US, adding fuel to a 50-year downward trend in bird biodiversity, a new report has found. Related: Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birds Continue reading…

  • Seed-coating chemicals harm birds’ development, study finds
  • US and Canada have lost 29% of birds since 1970

Popular pesticides are causing bird species to decline at an alarming rate in the US, adding fuel to a 50-year downward trend in bird biodiversity, a new report has found.

Related: Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birds

Continue reading…