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In the Canadian Arctic region, a large amount of tundra and sea ice swelling are seabirds such as ordinary and king Eders.
However, as the climate warms and sea ice melts, some birds may have difficulty finding food in their usual places, and more transportation in the Arctic increases the risk of oil leakage.
Therefore, monitoring seabird colonies is crucial. But Julia Baak of the Canadian Wildlife Service said the out-of-reach conditions made the situation difficult.
Baak: “Many of these colonies are far away – sometimes, sometimes six hours of boat ride.”
Therefore, some areas have not been investigated for decades. And because the Arctic changes so quickly, much of the existing data is already outdated.
For example, Baak recently conducted an investigation into common fetuses.
Baak: “We went to a time when we expected birds to appear due to previous data from the 1980s and 1990s. But … when we got there, the sea ice had broken. So, it was usually concentrated in the sea ice The birds in the cracks may be anywhere.”
So Baak and her colleagues are compiling existing data so that researchers know what areas and species have been studied.
She hopes this helps them prioritize areas to learn in the future and guide conservation as climate changes.
Report Credit: Ethan Freedman/Chavobart Digital Media
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