Birds of America In Grave Danger

Boston (dbTechno) - Many factors such as changes in climate, loss of habitat, and other things are causing the US bird species to greatly decline as many are now in grave danger.

The new 2007 Watch List for US Birds was released and shows that many species of birds are in danger of extinction.

There are 178 species of birds now on the list. This is an 11% jump from five years ago which is very considerable indeed. There were 12 new species added to the US watch list which is compiled every five years by the National Audobon Society in New York, as well as the American Bird Conservancy in Washington. Among the new additions are the masked booby, wandering tattler, and Mexican chickadee.

Director of conservation programs for the American Bird Conservancy, David Pashley, stated that “The watch list sounds a real warning.”

The good news here is that there are 27 species which are coming off of the list this year due to increases in population and habitat protection programs in place.

Gregory Butcher of the National Audobon Society stated “Certainlys ome bird species are doing better, and their absence from this list reflects that.”

Still though with new species being added it may be time to take a closer look at our feathered friends and watch over them a bit more.