Researchers conducting fieldwork on the central Andes of Colombia. (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Researchers conducting fieldwork on the central Andes of Colombia.

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In the largest ever survey of rainforest birdlife, scientists have discovered that deforestation to create pastureland in Colombia is causing around 60% more damage to biodiversity than previously estimated.

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Torbjorn Haugaasen

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