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Australia’s shrinking birds

27 September 2009 3 Comments
Australia’s birds have shrunk in size by 4% in the past century due to habitat loss and climate change. Vivian Yue reports on how a changing environment has affected Australian bird species.

Kookaburras are just one species of Australian birds are facing a reduction in size.

Kookaburras are just one species of Australian birds are facing a reduction in size.

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  • Bon

    very interesting!!!!

  • Bon

    very interesting!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Glen-Godfrey/100001215106238 Glen Godfrey

    Australian citizens might not be shrinking but the birds are always shrinking. It is the word Australian National University and the CSIRO study, which was measured in eight bird species occur in southeastern Australia, and compared them with samples of the entire museum of a hundred years ago. Their results show that each bird species was reduced, as measured between 2 and 4 per cent over the past 100 years. One reason is that the birds are shrinking due to climate warming.
    http://www.travelaustralia360.com/