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A Rare Icelandic Black-Tailed Godwit

Caption: New research shows that extensive shell fishing and sewerage discharge in river estuaries could have serious consequences for rare Icelandic black-tailed godwits. But the males are more likely to suffer, according to research from the University of East Anglia.

Credit: Tómas Gunnarsson

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