Editing Black-throated loon (section)

==Status==
===Conservation===
Despite the fact that its population is declining, the black-throated loon is listed as a species of [[least concern]] by the [[IUCN]]. This is because the species has a large population and an extremely large range, and its decline does not appear to be rapid.<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021" /> In the United States, it is protected under the [[Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/migratory-bird-treaty-act-protected-species.php | title = Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protected Species (10.13 List) | publisher = US Fish & Wildlife Service | access-date = 13 July 2017}}</ref> while in Europe and Africa, it is protected under the [[Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/species?field_species_class_tid=380&field_species_order_tid=386&field_species_family_tid=All&field_instrument_target_id_entityreference_filter=2 | title = Species | publisher = Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds | website = aewa.org}}</ref>

===Threats===
[[Freshwater acidification|Acidification]] and [[Toxic heavy metal|heavy-metal pollution]] of the breeding lake possibly threatens this bird. It is also vulnerable to oil pollution, especially when near fishing grounds. Fishing nets are also a cause of mortality. This loon is sensitive to [[windfarm]]s near the coast. Overall, the annual mortality rate of the adult black-throated loon is 10%.<ref name="hbw"/>