Fitz News in Africa Birds and Birding: "How healthy are Southern Africa’s waterbirds?"

PFIAO. 2011. How healthy are Southern Africa’s waterbirds?Africa Birds & Birding 16(4):24.

When scientists assess the quality of life of human populations, they often use health as an indicator. In South Africa, for example, statistics such as annual changes in the number of children who die before the age of five and the number of people who suffer from HIV tell important stories about wellbeing and governance. The same principle is true for animal populations: their health offers a valuable indicator of long-term changes in habitat quality. More...