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The hidden benefits of birdsong

By Natalia Zielonka, Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
Simon Butler, Professor of Applied Ecology, University of East Anglia

Imagine you’re walking across rolling hills that stretch for miles, with warm sunshine and the chirping of birds all around.

This peaceful and serene scene is an increasingly rare one in the modern world.

Our natural soundscapes are falling silent as bird populations decline. Humans are interacting less with nature, in what is sometimes referred to as an “extinction…

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