4,000 birds suddenly crash landed in a Walmart parking lot in Utah when, wildlife experts think, they mistook the parking lot for a large body of water. The migrating birds hit the ground at high speeds because they did not compensate for the hard pavement surface. More than 3,000 of the birds were saved. This both sad and humorous article highlights the impact our communities have on migrating birds and other wildlife. It is easy to forget we share the land with other species. Habitat degradation is the number one threat to plant and animals species.
You can find the article here on the CBS News Website
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