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Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better?

By Bethany Kiss, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
Jacinta Humphrey, Senior Research Fellow in Urban Ecology, The University of Melbourne
Sarah Bekessy, Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University

Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.

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