From 2013-2015, the Ogallala Aquifer showed a decline of 10.7 million acre-feet, according to the United States Geological Survey, which is affecting the region’s migratory birds.The initiation of significant groundwater irrigation in the 1950s has led to a recurring issue of the depletion of the aquifer, and it is impacting some migratory birds in the Texas High Plains, such as the snowy plover.Kristen Heath is a graduate research assistant in the department of natural resources management in

Source: Depletion of Ogallala Aquifer affecting region’s migratory birds