Birds fly higher with shrinking forest, warmer climate
KUALA LUMPUR: More lowland birds are flying off to live in the highlands and this is an indicator of deforestation and climate change.
Naturalist consultant on birds, wildlife and bio-diversity Mike Chong said birds such as magpie robins (burung murai) and spotted doves that normally lived in lowlands and valleys were seen in Cameron Highlands recently.
“Such birds have been spotted in the mountains such as Genting Highlands and Fraser’s Hill and this shows a change in climate pattern and a disturbance in the environment,” he said during the Zoo Negara Birdathon 2009 here Sunday.
Chong said temperatures in mountain forests also increased ...
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