Humans have often contemplated the remarkable ‘sixth sense’ of birds- a sense that allows them to migrate annually to warmer climates in search of replenished resources and mates, without any verbal communication or GPS devices. The question we so incessantly pose remains: how do they do it? Although we recognise that birds have prerequisites to […]
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Exeter Uni ecologist launches crowdfunding to aid Dartmoor’s declining birds
A University of Exeter PhD researcher has begun a crowd-funding initiative to help expand bird conservation research. Sara Zonnevald, an ecologist at the University, has collaborated with the Dartmoor Upland Bird Nest Group to create a crowd-funding website that will help cover fieldwork expenses such as equipment and running costs. This fieldwork will be essential for […]