UN warns of risk to migratory species

According to a report released by the Conservation Monitoring Center of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on February 12, many migratory animal species are facing risks all over the world .

The State of the World's Migratory Species report was released at an international conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, attended by more than 130 signatory countries to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). This is the first report of its kind, focusing on the 1,189 species listed in the CMS.

The report states that one-fifth of these animals are facing extinction, while 44% of their populations are in decline. Humans are the main cause of this situation, through actions of destroying or dividing populations, hunting, polluting the environment with plastics, chemicals, light, noise, etc.

Climate change is also affecting migration routes and timing, as seasonal conditions change. UNEP chief Inger Andersen said the report showed evidence that unsustainable human activities were putting the future of migratory species at risk.

white-fronted-geese-anser-albifrons-seamangeum-south-korea-peter-prokosch-1-6863.jpg — The white-breasted goose is one of the migratory species facing survival threats. Photo: CMS

According to the report, over the past three decades, 70 species on the CMS list have become more threatened, including species such as the tawny eagle, Egyptian vulture and wild camel. Only 14 species have had their habitats improved, such as the blue whale and humpback whale, white-tailed sea eagle...

Of the 158 mammal species listed in the Convention, 40% are globally threatened. Nearly all (97%) of the 58 fish species listed are at high risk of extinction. Of the more than 960 bird species listed in the Convention, 34 are listed as endangered. In addition, 399 migratory species not yet listed in the CMS are also assessed as threatened or near threatened.

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