Climate change, pollution, illegal hunting and fishing, and loss of habitat increasingly endanger the lives of animal species that often fly, swim or walk long distances to breed or find food.
The first-ever U.N. survey on migratory animals worldwide finds our efforts to protect these iconic species – sea turtles, whales, sharks, elephants, songbirds, monarch butterflies and many others – are deteriorating, putting the survival of many of them at risk.