White storks found to be altering migration patterns due to human environmental changes

Monday, January 25, 2016 - 09:10 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has found that many groups of white storks have begun to modify their migration patterns to take advantage of human made food sources, such as garbage dumps. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes the study they undertook of young white storks that were born in eight different countries, their migration routes and any changes they noted from previous studies.

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