We often don’t think of cities as havens for diversity- but they can be- and you can help record it!

Dr John Martin from Taronga Zoo leads a citizen science projects aimed at showing urban areas are home to more than bin chickens- and that these super adapters have some very innovative learning behaviours- like window knocking and door opening.

Listen in to find out how you can get involved with Bird City Birds 

As our worlds are getting smaller, we make them bigger by paying attention to the details. This is the motto of The Urban Field Naturalist Project, a place where you can share stories about connecting with natural spaces, places, species and things.

Made friends with your local cicadas or watched clouds swirl into mysterious shapes? Share that moment, in 200 words, with a global network of likeminded storytellers.

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