(Source: The University of New Mexico) Four loggerhead shrike nestlings very close to leaving their nest in a juniper tree on Kirtland Air Force Base. Credit: Corrie Borgman Two University of New Mexico alumni have discovered that our changing climate is having a serious impact on population size and reproductive success of several bird species found around Albuquerque. Corrie Borgman and Kirsten Cruz-McDonnell graduated with master’s degrees from UNM’s Department of Biology in 2015, using this research for their theses. The longtime friends had been looking into the connection for years before coming to UNM. The pair worked for the nonprofit, Envirological Services, and were contracted by...
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