[MCN] Montana could lose half its native bird species

[Lance Olsen]

https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2019/10/climate-change-montana-birds/ <https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2019/10/climate-change-montana-birds/>

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Drought will increase as will the occurrence of megafires, and more of the state’s ecosystems will change to grassland. So large swaths of western and boreal forest will be lost, as will the glaciers, alpine tundra and peaks of Glacier National Park that support 275 species of birds.

In the worst-case scenario, 138 of 238 bird species would be vulnerable to localize extinction in Montana. Of those, 74 would be highly vulnerable, including waterbirds such as the piping plover and common goldeneye, and many beloved songbirds that depend on forests, such as mountain chickadees, mountain bluebirds, dark-eyed juncos, and evening grosbeaks.

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"The global shipping industry is continuing to release more and more greenhouse gas emissions by the year, 
according to a new study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

"The findings are the result of an analysis utilizing 'state of the art' global ship operations (AIS) data, along 
with detailed vessel characteristics relating to over half a million ships — collectively used to estimate 
greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution released by shipping “at high resolution (1° x 1°) on an hourly 
basis for the years 2013 to 2015.”

CleanTechnica Oct 24 2017
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/10/24/icct-shipping-industrys-greenhouse-gas-emissions-rise/
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"We linked 25,000 Animalia species threat records from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List to more than 15,000 commodities ….   
we found that 30% of global species threats are due to international trade. In many developed countries, the consumption of imported coffee, tea, sugar, 
textiles, fish and ... manufactured items causes a biodiversity footprint that is larger abroad than at home."

M. Lenzen, D. Moran, K. Kanemoto, B. Foran, L. Lobefaro & A. Geschke.
International trade drives biodiversity threats in developing nations. 
Nature  7 June 2012 doi:10.1038/nature11145

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