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Controlling the noise
Noise pollution disrupts wildlife ecosystems around the globe. For example, the disruption of bird communication has led to collisions into aircrafts and buildings, the destruction of crops, and the spread of disease. Professor John Swaddle from the College of William and Mary, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this situation.
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