Conservation efforts are helping stem dwindling numbers of some bird species, according to report based on 40 years of data analysed by official US agencies.
The report shows such efforts have protected 30 million acres of wetlands and contributed to thriving populations of hunted waterfowl, herons, egrets and other birds, according to the US State of the Birds report.
On the whole, 39 species of hunted waterfowl have increased by more than 100 percent during the past 40 years. Successful waterfowl conservation is a model for widespread habitat protection.
"By bringing together the data, the analytical expertise and the combined voices of government and non-governmental organisations, this... report brings new power to the essential message the birds are conveying,"said John Flicker, President, National Audubon (BirdLife in the USA) Society.
On the flip side, the report also reveals sobering declines of bird populations during the ...