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Migratory bird nest survival “decreased significantly” near fossil fuel extraction sites in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, a study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society revealed Tuesday.
WCS analyzed 17 years of migratory bird nesting data in Prudhoe Bay and found that “nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, air pollution, and other disturbances.”
“Prudhoe Bay is the site of intensive energy development and is located on the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the most important avian breeding grounds in the world,” WCS noted. “Millions of birds nest here, with some then migrating through every state in the nation to wintering grounds in Central and South America, even Africa, with others crossing the Pacific Ocean to Russia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.”
According to the study, which was published in the Journal of Avian Biology:
The Arctic Coastal Plain is one of the most important avian breeding grounds in the […]
I agree, so upsetting and disappointing. My take is Biden had to make a deal with the Republicans to get some of his legislation passed and also because he had gotten so much grief for exporting some of our oil, making us dependent on other nations for some of our oil. In turn causing some of the increase in gas and oil last year.
This is so unfortunate because he has done so many things that have been positive during his term. I wish there could be something to be done to reverse this. Ugh