Paris, France, Feb 11, 2026 (AFP) - Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: study

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2026-02-11

Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday. Researchers reviewed nearly four decades of scientific work and found that noises made by humans were interfering with the lives of birds on six continents and having "strong negative effects" on reproduction success. Previous research on individua......

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