Staggering Losses: Alaska’s Murres in Crisis
A Tragic Turn for Alaska’s Seabirds Recent research reveals a devastating consequence of climate change: nearly half of Alaska’s common murre population has perished due to a marine heat wave,…
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A Tragic Turn for Alaska’s Seabirds Recent research reveals a devastating consequence of climate change: nearly half of Alaska’s common murre population has perished due to a marine heat wave,…