06
October
2018
|
15:38
Asia/Singapore

Deforestation and wildlife trade combined may cause 50 to 90 SEA bird species to go extinct by 2100: Study

A joint study by NUS and the University of Sheffield on the combined impact of deforestation and wildlife trade on bird species found that the combined impact of deforestation and wildlife trade on bird species in Sundaland is severely underestimated, and could lead to the extinction of 50 to 90 bird species in the region by 2100.