In a groundbreaking revelation, a study involving UCL researchers and led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, published in Nature Communications, discloses a staggering loss in bird species, primarily due to human activities. This research, harnessing advanced statistical modeling, estimates the extinction of 1,430 bird species since the Late Pleistocene, about 130,000 years ago. This figure is alarmingly twice the number previously assumed and indicates that nearly 12% of bird species have vanished, primarily due to human impact. The study meticulously employs statistical models to bridge gaps in fossil records, which are inherently limited due to the fragility … Continue reading New Extinction Data Sounds the Alarm: Bird Populations Decimated by Human Activity