# @featherfriendly on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DA8rCouOdvX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/23926384-featherfriendly-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-10T15:05:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Feather Friendly (@featherfriendly) — https://gondola.cc/featherfriendly

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The newly published State of Canada’s Birds report, prepared by BirdsCanada and canenvironment, reveals alarming declines in bird populations throughout Canada.

Despite some conservation successes, 36% of bird species in Canada are in decline, primarily due to habitat loss, climate change, free-roaming cats window collisions, and other human-driven factors. 

Here are the key insights: 
#MajorDeclines: Grassland, aerial insectivores, shorebirds and long-distance migrants are among the hardest hit, with species like #Bobolink and #barnswallow facing dramatic population decreases.
 
#ClimateChange Impacts: Climate change is altering migration patterns and habitats faster than birds can adapt. Arctic-nesting species are particularly vulnerable, as warming temperatures disrupt their breeding cycles. 

#Habitatloss : Wetlands and grasslands are disappearing at an alarming rate due to land conversion for agriculture and development.

#WindowCollisions : Bird-glass collisions continue to be one of the leading causes of bird deaths. 

Not all findings are lamentable, however, and there are some notable success stories. Three bird groups have increased in population since 1970: #waterfowl (46 percent), #birdsofprey (35 percent), and #wetlandbirds (21 percent). 

Raptors like the #PeregrineFalcon and #BaldEagle have rebounded, thanks to targeted conservation efforts.
 
#KeyThreats : Habitat destruction from agriculture, logging, and urban development 

Climate change, affecting over 30% of species 
Invasive Species and pollution 
Free-roaming domestic cats 
Glass collisions 

What Needs to Change :

#HabitatProtection: Protecting and restoring wetlands, grasslands, and Arctic ecosystems; making glass safer for birds 

#ClimateAction : Accelerating efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate-related impacts

#Biodiversity Safeguards: Implementing policies to prevent habitat destruction 

#keepcatsindoors

Read the full report here: https://naturecounts.ca/nc/socb-epoc/report/2024/en/

Birds Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2024. The State of Canada’s Birds Report. Accessed from NatureCounts. DOI: https://doi.org/10.71842/8bab-ks08

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windowcollisions, baldeagle, birdsofprey, bobolink, waterfowl, keepcatsindoors, biodiversity, keythreats, barnswallow, climateaction, climatechange, wetlandbirds, habitatprotection, peregrinefalcon, majordeclines, habitatloss

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