Puffins and kittiwakes on Unesco world heritage site are at risk from warming seas,National Trust for Scotland findings showThe survival of seabirds including puffins and kittiwakes on St Kilda – the island archipelago domestic to one of the world’s most important seabird populations – is being threatened by climate change, striking original evidence shows.
Naturalists maintain discovered that the kittiwake, and a small migratory gull with ink-black wing tips,is on the brink of disappearing from St Kilda. The remote cluster of Scottish islands in the eastern Atlantic is the UK’s only place with two Unesco world heritage site listings – for its culture and natural history – and one of only 24 sites with a dual listing worldwide. Related: More than a quarter of UK birds are fighting for survival Related: The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com