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Shorebirds, especially, are imperiled by rising seas and habitat loss <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Birds like the Black Oystercatcher that live along the shoreline are threatened by rising sea levels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than one hundred species of California’s birds are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Scientists at the California Department of Fish and Game<\/a> and PRBO Conservation Science<\/a> examined nearly 400 species and subspecies for a study, released today<\/a>. Of those, 128 are at risk.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Bay is home to the majority of the most vulnerable birds. \u201cThat\u2019s primarily because of sea level rise and also because there are already so many imperiled species that use that habitat in the bay,\u201d says Tom Gardali, an ecologist is PRBO Conservation Science.<\/p>\n

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Those species include the endangered California Clapper Rail and three song sparrows found only in the Bay Area. \u201cWith sea level rise, the habitat that exists could be underwater if there\u2019s no place for it to grow into because of development,\u201d says Gardali. Birds that inhabit rocky coastline could also be at risk for the same reason, including the Black Oystercatcher, Common Murre, and Pigeon Guillemot.
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\nBirds Species Most Vulnerable
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Greater Sage-Grouse
\nCalifornia Least Tern
\nCalifornia Clapper Rail
\nSuisun Song Sparrow
\nSamuel’s Song Sparrow
\nAlameda Song Sparrow
\nYellow Rail (winter)
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\nYuma Clapper Rail
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\nMarbled Murrelet
\nScott’s Oriole
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Twenty-one of the state\u2019s 29 threatened and endangered species are on the list<\/a>. \u201cIt is more than likely that some of these species are already feeling the effects of climate change,\u201d he says. \u201cMassive changes to the ocean foods web could very well be a direct effect of climate change, as well as prolonged droughts or droughts more frequently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garbali says the California Department of Fish and Game will use the date to update their list of species of special concern<\/a>, which hasn\u2019t included climate change effects to date. The agency could use also the information in revising the California Wildlife Action Plan<\/a>. \u201cState and federal agencies will consider the threat of climate change. That will become business as usual. It will have to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you could see this study as an opportunity to start planning now and we have time to make a difference for California\u2019s biodiversity,\u201d says Gardali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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