That’s a whole lot of birds–just gone forever. Even if you aren’t a bird-lover, you should be concerned. Birds aren’t just pretty–or messy pests–depending on your point of view. They’re an important part of the human food chain, performing such functions as carrying seeds that grow into plants that nourish the animals we eat.
Read details about this disaster at the CBS News Technology and science article, A third of birds in North America threatened with extinction.
Meanwhile, here’s a chart that summarizes the situation:
