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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by cloudwalking on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:09PM (#25544700)
It’s not just climate change which is destroying these ecosystems. A huge factor is pesticide killing huge numbers of bugs, which these birds eat.
Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by giardini on Saturday December 26, 2020 @10:46PM (#25548647)
Please post relevant links and arguments showing that pesticide is killing huge numbers of bugs unnecessarily (we do use pesticides for farming, after all).
Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by cloudwalking on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:42PM (#25675286)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/10/plummeti...

"More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered"

"The analysis, published in the journal Biological Conservation, says intensive agriculture is the main driver of the declines, particularly the heavy use of pesticides."