How cormorants are rethinking their migration routes in the face of climate change

The living world is profoundly affected by human activities. One eighth of species are currently threatened with extinction in the near future, largely due to climate change. Faced with the degradation of their habitat, the species that will survive will be those that are able to adapt. Our team of researchers is trying to gain a better understanding of how seasonal migration patterns are changing in the face of climate change by studying crested cormorants (Gulosus aristotelis). Long-term migration monitoring of this species, classified as endangered in the UK, began around fifteen years ago along the Scottish coast.