Alaska Oil and Gas Projects Harming One of World's Most Vital Bird Nesting Areas

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'In the face of current uncertainty, to protect migratory birds, the U.S. government should ensure the most important bird areas continue to be set aside,' says JohnCalvelli of TheWCS.

Migratory bird nest survival"decreased significantly" near fossil fuel extraction sites in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, aWCS analyzed 17 years of migratory bird nesting data in Prudhoe Bay and found that"nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, air pollution, and other disturbances."

;&#x201cOil and gas infrastructure is hurting nesting #birds in a globally important breeding area in Arctic Alaska. \n\nShown by WCS-led study that analyzed 17 years of data. https://t.co/X2pQEM2uLy;&#x201dJournal of Avian BiologyThe Arctic Coastal Plain is one of the most important avian breeding grounds in the world; however, many species are in decline.

"Tundra-breeding birds contend with short breeding seasons, harsh climatic conditions, and now, rapidly changing, variable, and unpredictable environmental conditions caused by climate change," Martin Robards, regional director of WCS' Arctic Beringia Program and an author of the study, said in a;&#x201c"In the face of current uncertainty, to protect migratory birds, the U.S.

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