🌍 Imagine a world without the majestic flight of albatrosses across oceans, or turtles making their epic journey to nest on sandy shores. A new UN report warns that this could become our reality! 😱
In the first-ever State of the World's Migratory Species assessment, covering 1,189 species under the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the findings are alarming. 🚨 One in five migratory species is threatened with extinction, and 44% are seeing their populations decline. 😔
What's causing this crisis? Humans. From destroying and fragmenting habitats to hunting and polluting the environment with plastics, chemicals, light, and noise, we're making life tough for these wandering wildlife. 🌿🗑️
And let's not forget about climate change! ❄️🔥 It's messing with migration routes and timings by altering seasonal conditions, throwing nature's calendar out of whack. 📅
It's time to step up and protect our planet's incredible migratory species before it's too late! 🌟
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Migratory species at risk across the planet, UN report warns
cgtn.com
