Loon Preservation Committee works to keep loons’ eerie call echoing across New Hampshire’s lakes

A short video from Local Motives dives into how climate change impacts the iconic northern bird.

The Loon Preservation Committee, based in New Hampshire, has been studying the breeding behaviors of loons for decades. The Local Motives duo Nate Murray and Cody Pfister went to New Hampshire to learn from the committee team. Climate change, with its warm temperatures and intense rainstorms, is causing less-successful breeding seasons. Find out in this video how the committee is trying to maintain safe habitat for loons.

Cody Pfister holds a loon while it is examined. — After capturing a loon family, Local Motives producer Cody Pfister restrains the adult male while the LPC team tags and examines it. Photo: Courtesy of Cody Pfister.

Every few weeks, Yale Climate Connections will share a new video from Local Motives. This “On the Road” video web series showcases local perspectives on the challenges and solutions associated with climate change. It is the production of two friends, Nate Murray and Cody Pfister, traveling across the 50 states seeking to establish an authentic conversation about the impacts of climate change.

Loon Preservation Committee works to keep loons’ eerie call echoing across New Hampshire’s lakes

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