根据国际鸟类联盟发布的一份新报告,世界上八分之一的鸟类面临灭绝的威胁,还有更多的鸟类的数量正在减少。
Feb 2023
Life Kit: Help Save The North American Bird Population
Many of us are off today for President's Day. In the meantime, we want to share this episode from our friends at NPR's Life Kit podcast. In it, they discuss the importance of birds as an "indicator species" – their health helps us understand the health of our environment. Plus, t ... Show More
18m 44s
Dec 2023
Assignment: Cyprus and the battle over songbird slaughter
Cyprus is one of the main resting stops for songbirds as they migrate between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. For centuries, Cypriots trapped and ate a small number of migrating songbirds, as part of a subsistence diet. But over recent decades, the consumption of songbirds be ... Show More
28m 39s
Jul 2020
For the Birds
In the spring of 1958, when the winter snow melted and the warm sun returned, the birds did not. Birdwatchers, ordinary people, everyone wondered where the birds had gone. Rachel Carson, a journalist and early environmentalist, figured it out — they’d been poisoned by DDT, a pest ... Show More
46m 52s
Dec 2023
Once A Satirical Conspiracy, Bird Drones Could Soon Be A Reality
Millions of people in the U.S. are bird watchers. But a couple of years ago a satirical conspiracy theory gained popularity because of an absurd claim: That those birds were also watching people. Now, rather than being the stuff of internet memes, some engineers are, in fact, try ... Show More
14m 25s
Jun 2022
Around The World In 80 Birds With Mike Unwin!
I've got the author of Around The World In 80 Birds, Mike Unwin, on to talk BIRDS! Why we love these little feathery dinos, and some of the most surprising birds from around the world! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for extra sound effects!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa ... Show More
1h 7m