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Grasslands Conservation and Migratory Birds

The central grasslands of the Great Plains are a shared ecosystem stretching from southern Canada, through the United States, to northern Mexico. These

Merlin Bird ID - Home

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar

#WMBD2023 World Migratory Bird Day

The RESOURCE Project in the Sahelian Wetlands - SWM Programme

The Sahelian wetlands are sites of important economic, agricultural and pastoral activities. They are home to a rich biodiversity, including millions of migratory and resident waterbirds, some of which contribute to the food and income of communities in the region. Climate change, water supply projects and intensive use of natural resources are threatening these wetlands. The resulting dramatic changes in habitats have a major impact on the waterbird populations in the Sahel, and the impacts of hunting have yet to be assessed. These populations have already declined by 40 percent between 1960 and 2000. The RESOURCE Project

Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU)

Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 🦅 This day raises awareness of the necessity to conserve migratory birds and their habitats ⬇️Featured here is a #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️ image from 14 February. It shows the Bay of Somme, in #France🇫🇷, a refuge for thousands of migratory birds #WMBD2023

Dawn Chorus - Citizen Science project for birdsong

Dawn Chorus is a Citizen Science and Arts project. Record the morning birdsong at your doorstep and share it with the world!

EU Interpreters (@EUInterpreters)

A murmuration is a breathtaking sight to witness, but climate change is threatening the migration routes of many birds. With our EU Birds Directive, we’re protecting all naturally occurring wild bird species in Europe. Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🐦 #GreenGlossary #WMBD2023

How do birds navigate?

Bird migration is driven mostly by weather and the availability of food. But how birds migrate from one region to another without getting lost is less well understood. ERC grantees Henrik Mouritsen and Peter Hore are looking into how birds sense the geomagnetic field to help them navigate. This unique scientific collaboration between biologists and chemists is paving the way for a new field of science: quantum biology.