A new study reveals a grim future for the world’s birds, with more than 500 species likely to vanish from the skies within the next 100 years. This alarming finding, published on June 24, 2025, in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, represents three times the number of bird extinctions recorded since the year 1500. Researchers from the University of Reading examined nearly 10,000 bird species using data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List to predict which birds face the highest risk of extinction. “We face a bird extinction crisis unprecedented in modern times,” said … Continue reading 500 Bird Species Face Extinction by 2125: Even Complete Protection Won’t Save 250 Species