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Experts encourage bird-watching as thousands of birds take flight for northward trek each night.

Official data released Thursday showed consumer prices rose 4.62% in Brazil December from a year earlier.

North American mammals in hotter regions increasingly seek out forested areas away from human-dominated landscapes.

In hotter climates, North American mammals depend on forests to cool down while avoiding human-dominated areas like cities and farms.

<p>As the climate warms, preserving forest cover will be increasingly important for wildlife conservation, finds a UC Davis study of North American mammals.</p>

Mammals, including pumas, wolves, bears, rabbits, deer, and opossums, are 50% more likely to inhabit forests than open habitats

Millions of young birds, or nestlings, are succumbing to extreme heat conditions, raising concerns about the future of these avian populations.

Bird populations are in rapid decline across North America. While climate change is just one of the many factors influencing North American birds, its effects are significant and can interact with other stressors, such as habitat loss.

Worsening heat waves in agricultural areas of the U.S. are affecting bird reproduction and nestling survival

Birds nesting near farmland are half as likely to have at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest when temperatures spike.