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The threat of extinction is getting worse for migratory animals
Meet some of the migratory species that have made a comeback, and others that are more threatened than ever.
One such unlucky creature is the Egyptian vulture, which the IUCN has declared “ endangered.” Ironically, the birds have historically been an omen of good health and a symbol of spring — their breeding season — around the Mediterranean. City sprawl, farmland, and even fences and walls along borders can cut through these animals’ homes or obstruct journeys they need to take to breed, find food, or shelter from the cold. “Given the precarious situation of many of these animals, we cannot afford to delay, and must work together to make the recommendations a reality,” Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said in a press release.
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