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Why African Birds are Seeking Refuge from Climate Change in Spain

Birds from Africa such as the common bulbul are colonizing southern Spain, while storks and swallows are migrating less to Africa; meanwhile, some species of duck are remaining further north and no longer heading south to Andalusia. In short, millions of birds are modifying their habits, becoming sentinels of climate change as they adapt to the warming weather.

These new living conditions triggered by global warming bring advantages and disadvantages. On the positive side, Juan Carlos del Moral, social science coordinator for the Spanish Ornithological Society, points out that in the Euro-African migratory system, which passes through the Iberian Peninsula, "birds are beginning to spend winter further north, which prevents them from having to cross the formidable barrier that is the Sahara."

More negatively, there are imbalances when the birds are not able to adjust their life cycles to the advance of spring, which results in population decline. "Many birds no longer leave," says Del Moral. And those that still migrate return earlier because spring comes earlier, "which can kill them because there are no insects, or because it gets cold again and they don't have time to leave for warmer areas," he adds.

Tattooed in the DNA of species such as storks and swallows is the annual migration from Europe to the Sahel, where they spend the winter. But if, thanks to global warming, they enjoy a milder climate in the countries of departure, "why make the dangerous journey across the Sahara?" asks biologist Del Moral. His data show that a growing number of these birds are not making this journey. "The increasingly mild winters in these places make it easier for them to stay at home where they can find food and don't have to fly for miles," explains Del Moral.

Adapted from www.elpais.com

EXERCISE 1

Answer 3 of the following 4 questions, providing evidence from the text (maximum 1 point each, total 3 points):

a)

According to the text, do some birds still migrate to Africa?

b)

According to the text, is the following statement true or false? Global warming only has negative consequences for wildlife.

c)

According to the text, do some birds die because of the inability to adapt to climate change?

d)

Does the writer say that migrating is an innate habit of some bird species?