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Why Birds Are Having A Harder Time Migrating And How We Can Help

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πŸ—“οΈ 12 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Billions of birds are making their way around the world right now as part of their annual spring migration.

But climate change, habitat loss, and human infrastructure are making that journey harder for a lot of species.

That's why conservation and government groups come together twice a year to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day – but maybe they also just want an excuse to talk about our feathered friends.

Either way, we're happy to oblige.

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Billions of birds are making their way around the world right now

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as part of their annual spring migration.

0:45.1

But climate change, habitat loss, and human infrastructure are making that journey harder for

0:50.0

a lot of species.

0:51.5

That's why conservation and government groups come together twice a year

0:54.8

to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. But maybe they also just want an excuse to talk about

1:00.0

our feathered friends. Either way, we're happy to oblige. After the break we meet our panel and discuss

1:04.7

the impact of migrations and get tips on how we can help scientists learn more about birds on those

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trips. I'm Jen White. You're listening to the one- a podcast or we get to the heart of the story.

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