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Birds on the World Stage

AS THIS ISSUE GOES TO PRESS, I’ve just returned from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, where I shared with the global climate movement what birds are telling us about our changing environment.

The effects of climate change on birds are undeniable. Take, for example,

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