Bird migration is one of the great wonders of the natural world. Twice a year, billions of birds travel thousands of miles across the globe between their breeding and wintering grounds, seemingly following instinct alone.
But their journeys, already perilous from crossing vast expanses of water in remote and weather-beaten corners of the world, are getting more dangerous.
Some species are hunted, others have been impacted by climate change. Almost all are threatened by habitat loss, as the crucial pit stops that exhausted and hungry birds rely upon during their voyage are being developed and destroyed.
The planet’s most threatened flight path, and the $3 billion plan to protect it
But their journeys, already perilous from crossing vast expanses of water in remote and weather-beaten corners of the world, are getting more dangerous.
Some species are hunted, others have been impacted by climate change. Almost all are threatened by habitat loss, as the crucial pit stops that exhausted and hungry birds rely upon during their voyage are being developed and destroyed.
The planet’s most threatened flight path, and the $3 billion plan to protect it