Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Migratory birds are on the move and nature-friendly farms can help them on their way

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Yali Si, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Leiden University

Every spring, hundreds of thousands of birds leave their winter habitat on Poyang, the largest freshwater lake in China, and fly north over the most densely populated region on Earth to reach their breeding grounds in Siberia. As with any long-distance journey you might take, these birds need to make stops where they can find a good meal and a chance to refuel.

Migratory birds must make use of food that is only available seasonally. Grass-eating birds like geese follow fresh, green shoots that appear as the season unfolds and the geese move northwards. The brief window when this young,…

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