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Audubon study shows two-thirds of birds at risk for extinction in North America

The Audubon Society report finds the Scarlet Tanager is one of 389 species of birds at risk due to climate change.
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The Audubon Society report finds the Scarlet Tanager is one of 389 species of birds at risk due to climate change.

The Audubon Society is out with a studythat shows two-thirds of the species of birds in North America are at risk of extinction, with as little of a warmup of 3 degrees Celsius or around 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

WXXI’s Karen DeWitt talked to the group's Ana Paula Tavares about the impending dangers.

Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau chief for the New York Public News Network, composed of a dozen newsrooms across the state. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.