How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets – and what this means for urban pest control

By Brandon Mak, PhD student in the Department of Geography, King's College London
Ed Drewitt, PhD student studying the diet of urban peregrines, University of Bristol

Many people saw their eating habits change during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Some ate more frequently or experimented with healthier recipes. Others ordered more deliveries.

But human diets weren’t the only ones to change. In a recent study, we found that lockdown triggered changes in the diets of London’s peregrine falcons. London is home to as many as 30…

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