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Red Knots plummet by 25% in a year in Tierra del Fuego


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The rufa Red Knot is a sub-species of Red knot that migrates through the Americas © Hans Hillewaert For a while, it looked like they might actually be in recovery. But this year’s census of the American subspecies, the rufa Red Knot, found that numbers have plummeted to an all-time low. The likely cause? Food shortages in Delaware Bay, a crucial feeding stopover site on their migration.rQ2WQwQ-UUE

 

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