‘Clearly one of the major issues of our time’: Bird expert warns about biodiversity loss, but says solutions exist

A small bird is perched on a branch. Its plumage is mostly white or grey with streaks of yellow and black on its wings and head.
Bird species with the greatest decreases in habitat included the golden-crowned kinglet, according to research published in the journal Nature, Ecology and Evolution. Photo: Steeve Miousse/Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of the Maritime Provinces.
David Gordon Koch - CHMA - SackvilleNB | 21-05-2022
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Research shows that forestry practices in the Maritimes have degraded the habitat of forest birds, causing their populations to decline, CHMA reported last week

That research was based partly on “bird point-count data,” in the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas.

It's published by Bird Studies Canada, which is based in Sackville, and relies on “large numbers of volunteer birdwatchers that contribute their time and skills to the gathering of data.” 

For more on this, CHMA spoke to a bird expert who participated in gathering that data, wildlife biologist Greg Campbell, from the Canadian Wildlife Services.