Intelligence helps birds escape from extinction
An international group of scientists from Canada, Spain and Sweden found out that intelligence saves birds from extinction. After about 3,800 observations of birds, the researchers concluded that birds that are able to develop a new behavioral strategy, taking into account environmental changes, have a lower risk of extinction. Cormorants in New Zealand, who learned how to get food using barge flows, are an example. At the same time, scientists clarified that this applies only to birds, whose population is decreasing due to the reduction in the area of their habitats, reports Nature Ecology & Evolution. Nature Ecology and Evolution is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group, which covers all aspects of environmental research. It was created in 2017. Its first and current acting editor is Patrick Goymer.
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