21 January 2022

Bird population vs cellphone towers

 


What is the reason for the decline of birds in the last 20-30 years!

Ornithologist agrees that there is no conclusive scientific evidence stating that cell phone towers are the reason behind the decline of birds.

source: Down to earth

This means that there are large forces at play here causing this decline in the bird population. The biggest reason for it is agriculture.

Experts believe growth in agriculture, has led to an increase in see of pesticides, which in turn has led to a decrease in the insect population.


source:datazone.birdlife.org

In this graph, you can see the reasons behind this worldwide decline in the bird population. Agriculture, invasive species are the main factor. the other obvious reason is urbanization, deforestation, climate change, pollution, etc.


let's stop blaming cell phone towers.

In June 2018 more than 200 scientists from around the world wrote a petition that a specific family of pesticides called neonicotinoids should be banned because this family is adversely affecting the biodiversity and bird population, this has been proven scientifically as well.










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