Climate change expected to slowly kill birdwatching tourism in Maine
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The impact climate change has on natural environments will indirectly affect tourism profits around the world; however, there’s still little being done to adequately stall or reverse such changes.
Climate change is posing a threat to Maine's tourism and recreation industry by changing the lives of scores of species of New England birds, according to wildlife biologists.
Bird experts from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts said that increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and extreme heat, precipitation and storms have already had a profound negative impact on bird populations. The problems affect sea birds, boreal birds and songbirds by altering their migration times, territories and reproductive success.
Wildlife biologists and ornithological specialists presented their findings at a news conference Monday, calling for a reduction in carbon pollution, along with an increase in clean-energy alternatives.
The conference was co-sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
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