Many of us may envy the birds that migrate to warmer climate zones in winter. We may even naively assume that their expertise in long-haul travel may enable them to get out of harm's way when they face difficulties such as habitat loss and climate change. In reality, though, they are often more vulnerable than other comparable species, as they depend not on one habitat but on two, and on a safe passage between the two. Recognising these dangers, the UN set up the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a global treaty that came into force in 1979 and holds regular COP meetings to check up on them. At the most recent meeting a global report was released that shows how the situation has become more difficult for many of the migrating species.
Starting from this report, I have prepared a feature on the conservation of migratory species which is out now:
Migratory species in danger
Current Biology Volume 34, Issue 6, 25 March 2024, Pages R217-R219
Restricted access to full text and PDF download
(will become open access one year after publication) (ScienceDirect link as the CB website isn't working at the moment. May even be open on that site, not sure if that's the magic link speaking which also goes via science direct.)
Magic link for free access
(first seven weeks only)
See also my new Mastodon thread where I will highlight all this year's CB features.
Last year's thread is here .
The Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis, Endangered) is among the globally threatened or near threatened migratory species not yet listed in the CMS Appendices. (Photo: Mike Prince/Flickr (CC BY 2.0 Deed).)
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