It ranks as one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife. Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills have led some birds to give up on migration. Instead of flying thousands of miles in search of food, they make the waste sites their winter feeding grounds.
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Over 200 Penguin Chicks Abandoned in South Africa
As the holiday season gets underway, a far less joyful annual tradition is beginning in South Africa. Each year from October through January, South Africa experiences a mass abandonment of African penguin chicks on its shores. This phenomenon has been recorded since the early 1900s and aligns with the birds yearly moult which is the process adults penguin go through to replace their feathers with a new waterproof set. During the month long moulting process, the adults are unable to hunt for fish or feed their young and as a result, those chicks that have yet to fledge are abandoned and face starvation.
Climate change already forcing world’s birds towards poles, says report
The world’s birds have begun flocking towards the earth’s north and south poles and upwards to higher ground as climate change begins to transform their habitats, a new report has found.
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