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5 things about murmurations you may not know

Murmurations of starlings are magical. Here are 5 things about them you probably didn’t know until today.

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Research shows AI camera technology greatly reduces bird fatalities at wind farms

Wind farms using IdentiFlight artificial intelligence (AI) camera technology can detect over 5 times more bird flights than human observers alone…

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Good Stuff

93-year-old man donates the Canadian island he protected for decades

Quebec entrepreneur Thor Vikström has signed over stewardship of the island he has protected from development since the 1960s to Nature…

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Can pigs fly? Perhaps not, but this porcine pack keep the skies safe for those who can

A herd of 20 pigs have been deployed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as part of a range of measures being used…

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Golden Eagle numbers soar in South of Scotland thanks to successful population scheme

A pioneering conservation charity has released a record number of Highland golden eagles in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders, significantly…

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Sea eagles at Scotland’s Loch Lomond for first time in 100 years

For the first time in more than a century the UK’s largest bird of prey—white-tailed eagles, also known as sea eagles—were…

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16 Stunning photos of hummingbirds’ wings reveal a magical rainbow of colours

‘Winged Prism’ is a collection of breathtaking hummingbird images by multi-award winning Australian photographer Christian Spencer.

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Sustainable Planet

‘Eco-berms’ replace concrete to boost riverbank biodiversity near German hydropower stations

Project INADAR (Innovative Approach for Dam Restoration) combines flood protection and ecology through the implementation of innovative "eco-berms".

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World’s Oldest-Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick at 70

Thought to have flown around 2–3 million miles in her lifetime, the world’s oldest known wild bird—a Laysan albatross named “Wisdom”—has…

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America’s Bald Eagle Population Quadruples Since 2009

In 2009 there were only around 72,000 bald eagles in the lower 48 states, but now researchers say the population is…

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5 things about murmurations you may not know

Research shows AI camera technology greatly reduces bird fatalities at wind farms

93-year-old man donates the Canadian island he protected for decades

Can pigs fly? Perhaps not, but this porcine pack keep the skies safe for those who can

Golden Eagle numbers soar in South of Scotland thanks to successful population scheme

Sea eagles at Scotland’s Loch Lomond for first time in 100 years

16 Stunning photos of hummingbirds’ wings reveal a magical rainbow of colours

‘Eco-berms’ replace concrete to boost riverbank biodiversity near German hydropower stations

World’s Oldest-Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick at 70

America’s Bald Eagle Population Quadruples Since 2009

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