A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a 'conservation crisis' for dozens of species of birds.
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a"conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds.
"Mostly that loss of grassland habitat is the conversion of grasslands to cropland," said Cook."It often makes little to no financial sense for farmers and ranchers to choose to keep grasslands intact and raise cows, if they could be growing annual crops instead."But it is recognizing that there is an urgent need here to address grassland bird and biodiversity loss.
There are an estimated 3.1 million chestnut-collared longspurs in the world, and just under 700,000 of them are in Canada. The most recent population estimate for Canada, completed in 2017, says there were 270 burrowing owls left on the Prairies. In 2006, the population was thought to be between 800 and 1,600.
Cook said the organization wants the public to understand the value of grassland areas, not only for the bird habitat it provides but also its ability to sequester carbon dioxide and mitigate floods.
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