Dead In Their Nests Or Washed Ashore Why Thousands Of Seabirds Are Dying En Masse Global Development
While guarding their nests, they baked in the heat, says Grémillet, a researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research in Montpellier, France. He and his colleague entered the colony, picking up limp hooks and throwing them into the sea to cool off. Their frantic efforts saved a few, but in less than an hour 100 birds died. “When an adult seabird dies, you are [also] losing all the young people it could grow,” says Grémillet....