Plants at risk from losses of seed dispersers, viz. birds :
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk3510
Orioles interbreed, but their lack of habitats may interfere :
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-deep-dive-into-the-oriole-genome-tackles-the-mystery-of-hybridization/
Bumblebee’s decline shows how we can get conservation wrong:
https://undark.org/2022/02/03/the-bumblebees-decline-shows-how-we-get-conservation-wrong/
PCBs are still a problem for wildlife and birds even though its production has ceased since the 1980’s:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.2c01204?source=cen
Air pollution makes it tough for pollinators to stop and smell the flowers
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/air-pollution-makes-it-tough-for-pollinators-to-stop-and-smell-the-flowers/
Bald eagles population recovered after the disastrous decline following the DDT debacle in the 1960’s, but now they are threatened by chronic lead poisoning from hunting ammo:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj3068
Neonic Nation: Is Widespread Pesticide Use Connected To Grassland Bird Declines?
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/neonic-nation-is-widespread-pesticide-use-connected-to-grassland-bird-declines/
In a warming climate we need to rethink how we conserve nature:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/in-a-warming-climate-we-need-to-rethink-how-we-conserve-nature-feature?loggedin=true