Researchers claim that there are indications of a population collapse in African raptors.
Researchers claim that there are indications of a population collapse in African raptors. Source cbsnews.com Researchers claimed in a report released on Thursday that populations of dozens of species of birds of prey are declining, putting African raptors that hunt during the day in danger of going extinct. In a study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers examined data spanning the previous 40 years to examine 42 out of the 106 raptor species found in the nation. The populations of about 90% of the species under study declined. According to a news statement from one of the study's authors, Dr. Darcy Ogada, "Africa is at a crossroads in terms of saving its magnificent birds of prey." "In many areas we have watched these species nearly disappear." One of the most recognizable raptors on the continent, the secretarybird, is in danger of going extinct, according to