N.H. Audubon 'State of the Birds' Shows Conservation Benefits, Habitat Pressures
7:28 NHPR's Peter Biello speaks with New Hampshire Audubon biologist Pamela Hunt about her new State of the Birds report. Peter Biello: So why is it important to pay attention to the state of New Hampshire's birds? Pamela Hunt: A couple of reasons. The ones we usually give are, A, birds are often really good environmental indicators. There's the overused canary in a coal mine thing. People still understand Silent Spring, the book that launched the DDT ban, additionally. So, you know, things that happen in the environment, birds are often things we can easily see respond. People notice them re...
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