Asian birds’ fate under climate change focus of new study

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Helping to fill a major knowledge gap on Asian birds, a new study finds that many species in this region would suffer under climate change, which would force them to shift their ranges to keep up. It also highlights the … Continue reading →

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New insights on climate change risk to emperor penguins

Posted on September 25, 2012 by
Stephanie Jenourvrier with emperor penguin chick

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A recent study on emperor penguins at Terre Adélie provides more evidence that global warming will be bad news for this species over the long term. To provide projections of the penguins’ possible fate, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution biologist Stéphanie Jenouvrier and … Continue reading →

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U of Utah writes about Cagan’s conservation work

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Continuum, the magazine for the University of Utah, wrote this in-depth article about Cagan’s research and conservation work. It covers vulture restaurants, the quest to sight all 10,000 bird species, and the pursuit of the bald ibis in Ethiopia — … Continue reading →

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Satellites make possible more accurate count of emperors

Posted on April 22, 2012 by
Emperor colony near Halley Bay.

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Emperors are one of the penguin species thought to be at long-term risk from climate change. But the remoteness and hostility of their environment, along with their habit of breeding during the Antarctic winter, makes study difficult. A major breakthrough … Continue reading →

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Winged Sentinels gets positive review in “Nature”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

It recently came to our attention that the journal Nature provided the following review of our book: “This book is richly illustrated with examples of how birds are responding to climate change, and argues that these represent early warning signs … Continue reading →

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Climate change threatens tropical birds

Posted on February 16, 2012 by
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A new paper on tropical birds and climate change by Çağan Şekercioğlu, Richard Primack of Boston University, and Janice Wormworth was released online in Biological Conservation this week. See coverage in the NY Times Green Blog Here are some words … Continue reading →

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Penguins as indicators of change in Antarctica

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

In Winged Sentinels we covered the effects of climate change on Antarctic penguins. This new Australian television report gives a look at how fluctuating penguin numbers may be linked to climate change, along with other types of environmental change: ABC … Continue reading →

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