A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished

Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by MSFT_Edging on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @10:20AM (#36772754)

> Lawns aren't the problem

> The original forest was nearly completely clearcut...just a few species of timber trees.

So clearcutting and planting non-local, dominating plants isn't the problem,but clear cutting and planting non-local, dominating plants is the problem.

This is obviously two sides of the same coin, when you remove native plants, native wildlife goes away. Just because certain species of wildlife can make it work in the suburb doesn't mean that large lifeless lawns, especially in areas without intermixed native green space, are not killing off birds, insects, etc.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by hasbot on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @08:54AM (#36785525)

The timber trees that were planted were local species. It is the monoculture that is the problem.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:24PM (#36793637)

Even if they were local, you're still describing a situation where human intervention planted a monoculture that's terrible for the environment.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by hasbot on Thursday July 20, 2023 @06:52PM (#36807859)

That's what I was pointing out. What's your point or are you just repeating me?

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