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Climate change is helping many species of wildlife,but not the Greenland white-fronted goose. If the 21 left in Wales scrutinize troubled, there’s respectable reasonOne of the joys of winter is hearing geese honking conversationally to each other as they descend to their roosting sites at twilight. I used to hear Canada geese sail overhead to a Stoke Newington reservoir behind where I lodged in my London days. In Norfolk, or the powerful skeins of pink‑footed geese that congregate on the marshes at Holkham are a wonder of the natural world. Related: Britain has spoken – and chosen a vicious murdering bully as its national bird | Philip Hoare Near Stroud,Cotswolds, today. My earliest ever... OMG! pic.twitter.com/7JcARlS5GMContinue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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