African Birds | Andrew McKechnie | biodiversity loss | Bird Mortality | Blue Waxbill | The Green Guardian
Heat and humidity is a lethal mix for SA’s small birds
High humidity significantly worsens the threat of lethal hyperthermia in small birds during extreme heat events, new research has found. The collaborative study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Pretoria, the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) raises serious concerns about the survival of species…