THE MAJOR THREATS TO BIRDS

• HABITAT LOSS AND FRAGMENTATION 
• INTRODUCTION OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES : BIRD-EATING SNAKES, RATS, CATS, MONGOOSE, ETC.; INSECTS AND PATHOGENS
• HUNTING AND CAPTURE
• COLLECTION FOR PET TRADE
• LONGLINE FISHING : THOUSANDS OF SEA BIRDS ARE CAUGHT IN HOOKS AND DROWN.
• OIL SPILLS
• PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES
• SKYSCRAPERS,TOWERS, AND POWER LINES THAT KILL MILLIONS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

BIRD LOVERS AND BIRDWATCHERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE TRYING TO SAVE THE WINGED WONDERS. THE FUTURE, HOWEVER, LOOKS BLEAK FOR BIRDS EVERYWHERE.