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We reconstructed birdsong soundscapes from over 200,000 places: and they’re getting quieter

Simon Butler & Catriona Morrison | Environment

Long-term biodiversity loss, as well as shifts in species’ habitats in response to climate change, are fast altering the soundscapes of the natural world.

There are over 7,000 English names for birds – here’s what they teach us about our changing relationship with nature

Andrew Gosler | Environment

In the English language alone, more than 7,000 names have been recorded for some 150 bird species in the British Isles, with yet more in Scottish Gàidhlig, Irish Gaeilge, Welsh Cymraeg and Cornish Kernewek.

nightingale

We reconstructed birdsong soundscapes from over 200,000 places: and they’re getting quieter

There are over 7,000 English names for birds – here’s what they teach us about our changing relationship with nature

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