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Maine birds at risk due to global warming


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FALMOUTH (WGME) -- Some of Maine’s most iconic birds could be in jeopardy and global warming could be to blame.

A new report from the National Audubon society says almost two thirds of north America’s birds will become extinct if the earth keeps getting hotter.

The study says if global warming causes temperatures to rise just three degrees Celsius. Birds like orioles, eagles, and gulls will be vulnerable.

Here in Maine, many birds that thrive in our forests will move northward.

Species like the common loon and the boreal chickadee will also move northward.

“Luckily, we know what we can do about it,” says Nick Lund of Maine Audubon. “We need to cut our emissions. We need to shift to renewable energy. We need to do the things that Maine Audubon is working toward and all of our partners are working towards. If we do it we can stop this from happening and keep Maine the way we're used to."

Lund says species common to the south like the red-bellied woodpecker will move into Maine.

The latest research comes after a recent report showed the United States and Canada has already lost 2.9 billion birds in the last 50 years.

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