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Alexander Lees

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Feeding birds in our gardens is a joy - but it may be harming weaker species | Alexander C Lees

Feeding birds in our gardens is a joy - but it may be harming weaker species | Alexander C Lees

Feeding birds is hard-wired into our national psyche. The apocryphal Victorian "tuppence a bag" for seed for …

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Counting mammals, birds and dung beetles could be vital for saving the Amazon

Counting mammals, birds and dung beetles could be vital for saving the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest holds around 50% of all remaining rainforests on the planet, while hosting more than 40…

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Vagrancy in Birds

Vagrancy in Birds

The first comprehensive coverage of a subject that has fascinated natural historians for centuries. Avian vag…

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Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial - Nature Ecology & Evol...

Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial - Nature Ecology & Evol...

Efforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met w…

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Stork chicks hatch in UK for first time in 600 years - why that's great news for British wildlife

Stork chicks hatch in UK for first time in 600 years - why that's great news for British wildlife

In a spring marked by bad news, events unfolding in the crown of an old oak tree could offer a dose of optimi…

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Amazonie : pourquoi les forêts tropicales sont-elles si vulnérables aux incendies ?

Amazonie : pourquoi les forêts tropicales sont-elles si vulnérables aux incendies ?

Imaginez une forêt tropicale à l'aube : sa canopée abritant fougères et orchidées, les troncs d'arbres couver…

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Amazon fires explained: what are they, why are they so damaging, and how can we stop them?

Amazon fires explained: what are they, why are they so damaging, and how can we stop them?

Imagine a rainforest at dawn - the tall canopy laden with dripping ferns and orchids, tree trunks covered in …

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Peru ends era of 'roadless wilderness' in its Amazon rainforests

Peru ends era of 'roadless wilderness' in its Amazon rainforests

Biodiversity reaches its zenith in south-east Peru. This vast wilderness of 2 million sq km of rainforests an…

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Only local Amazonians can bring true sustainability to their forest

Only local Amazonians can bring true sustainability to their forest

The Brazilian government has earmarked a vast tract of Amazonian land for mining. The so-called "Renca" reser…

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Science debate: Should we embrace an enhanced future?

Science debate: Should we embrace an enhanced future?

To write this article, I drank a beverage containing an effective cognitive enhancer - something that helps m…

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Exposure to oil sends birds off course

Exposure to oil sends birds off course

Dr Kees Camphuysen, an expert on the impact of pollution on seabirds at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Se…

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Without birds, tropical forests won't bounce back from deforestation

Without birds, tropical forests won't bounce back from deforestation

Among its many other claims to fame, the Amazon rainforest contains more than 1,500 bird species. Around a qu…

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Will we soon see another wave of bird extinctions in the Americas?

Will we soon see another wave of bird extinctions in the Americas?

In the shady recesses of unassuming forest patches in eastern Brazil, bird species are taking their final bow…

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