Cyprus is responsible for the slaughter of up to 500,000 songbirds each year

Cyprus is responsible for the slaughter of up to 500,000 songbirds each year

Before dawn in Cyprus, the air rings with birdsong – but it is not real. Hidden in the undergrowth of bushes across the mediterranean island are electronic lures which broadcast a manufactured chorus. The pieces of technology mimic the calls of migrating songbirds and draw the unsuspecting creatures down into carefully placed death contraptions each […]

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