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Biologists Look At Climate Change Effect on Shorebirds

By Amy Quinton on Friday, August 10, 2007.

Climate experts predict that New Hampshire and much of the Northeast may see dramatic changes in bird life due to global warming.

A rise in sea level and warming ocean temperatures make migratory shorebirds particularly vulnerable.

Biologists are just now trying to access bird populations on New Hampshire’s seacoast to determine how climate change could affect them in the future.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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