Climate change poses growing threats to migratory birds in Nepal
Summary
Climate change and habitat destruction are threatening migratory birds in Nepal by disrupting their feeding, breeding, and migration patterns, endangering Nepal's status as a premier birdwatching destination.
Key Points
- Climate change is disrupting migratory bird patterns and reducing food availability in Nepal.
- Migratory birds face threats from habitat loss, pollution, forest fires, and encroachment.
- Nepal hosts over 150 winter and 62 summer migratory bird species arriving from neighboring countries and beyond.
- Declining populations of migratory waterbirds have been recorded at key Nepalese wetlands and national parks.
