Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change, study shows
phys.org
One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little further north, researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands have observed that these birds can give their chicks a better start in life.
  • @echo64
    22•1 year ago

    The actual unedited title of this is

    Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change, study shows

    (Shame on op for editorializing this title)

    The birds didn’t “adapt.” They were captured, put in a van, and driven 600km north. The birds don’t do this by themselves.

  • clif
    19•1 year ago

    What if we run out of north?

  • Track_ShovelEnglish
    12•1 year ago

    Lol. Cool story, bruh.

    Let’s see them adapt to the endless expansion of humanity and the inevitable destruction of their nesting grounds.

    Sorry if this seems overly cynical, but I just watched a video on mass salmon die off in BC, and note that half of BCs salmon spp. Could be gone by 2050.

    • comfortablyglum
      4•1 year ago

      I was wondering about this, plus what species are they invading upon by moving further north?

      • SpziEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Maybe those non-migrating birds.

  • Reality Suit
    4•1 year ago

    Holy shit why hasn’t someone tried this already? We just move everyone north!