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Installing an autonomous recording unit at Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Melissa Thomas
Here’s a not-so- fun fact: bird populations are declining around the world. Since 1970, five groups of birds — grassland birds, aerial insectivores, shorebirds, long-distance migrants and Arctic species — have experienced significant population declines largely driven by factors such as habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, agricultural practices and climate change. That’s why places like ...