One in Nine Migratory Birds Threatened, Sparking Billions for Flyway Protection

A BirdLife International report finds about one in nine migratory birds are threatened with extinction and 45% are in decline, driven by farming intensification, hunting, pollution, invasive species and climate change, with seven species extinct or suspected extinct in the last 150 years. The Nairobi Flyways Declaration mobilizes billions in funding from development banks to protect key habitats and restore migratory routes, building on prior conservation successes such as Australia’s Macquarie Island seabird recovery and China’s coastal mudflat restorations, demonstrating that coordinated action can reverse declines.