Poor Nesting Success for Wading Birds in South Florida
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 16, 2013
In 2012, for the third straight year, wading birds in south Florida had poor nesting success. Most hard-hit were federally endangered Wood Storks , which saw all 820 nests fail or be abandoned. Only 26,395 nests were started in 2012, a 39 percent decline compared to the decadal average.
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