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Studying the journey, not the destination, provides new insight into songbird migrations
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-journey-destination-insight-songbird-migrations.html
Persistent species relationships characterize migrating #bird communities across stopover sites and seasons https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2322063121
"We found evidence of meaningful social relationships among migrating #birds... we found the species relationships to be largely positive, suggesting they don't avoid each other and may actually benefit from social interactions during migration"
Migration is an adaptive phenomenon, typically triggered by a change of season, that is vital to ecosystem health. Animals may journey thousands of miles, in some cases, in search of food, better living conditions, or to find a mate. Conversely, human migration, though less common, is typically triggered by economic, or social reasons. But what if animal migration included a social element, too? Specifically, bird migration.
Federal officials are set to launch an effort to save the threatened northern spotted owl by killing thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. The initiative is supported by mainstream conservation organizations but opposed by animal welfare groups.
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