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i'd say the wildfowl decline is directly related to loss of quail and rabbit in my area...loss of habitat.
it has nothing to do with temperature, just a bunch of houses where there used to be open fields.
roundup weed killer kills more wildlife than a 1 degree temperature rise.

Separating the two is impossible. A temperature rise creates loss of habitat. Don't jump on the side of the irrational.

You are right loss of habitat is the key factor but the loss of habitat is created by us and what we do to the surrounding environment.