Blue-footed boobies on the decline, plummeting sardine stocks may be to blame

Blue-footed boobies on the decline, plummeting sardine stocks may be to blame

The iconic blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) of the Galapagos Islands has suffered a population decline of 50 percent in less than 20 years, according to research conducted by biologists from Wake Forest University. The study, which appeared in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology, suggests the unexplained disappearance of sardines from the birds’ diet is […]

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