Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming
by Seth Borenstein, AP science writer

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4 March 2026

On 4 March 2026 The Associated Press reported: Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population is shrinking ever faster, mostly due to a combination of intensive agriculture and warming temperatures, a new study found. Global Good News service views this news as the failure of modern science and environment systems. Such 'flops' highlight the need for more intelligent, evolutionary, Natural Law based, life-supporting systems.

The scientists found statistical correlations between speeded-up decline rates and high fertilizer use, high pesticide use and amount of cropland, Leroy said. He said they couldn't say any of those caused the acceleration of losses, but it indicates agriculture in general is a factor.

...'The biggest impact of agricultural intensity though is our war on insects. Numerous recent studies have shown that insect populations in many places throughout the world, including the U.S., have crashed by well over 40 percent,' Bird [McGill University wildlife biologist David Bird, who wasn't part of the study] said in an email. 'Many of the birds in this new study showing population declines depend heavily on insects for food.'

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