NPR News·3 min read·medium
Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts
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Ruth Sherlock
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Common swifts have nested in Jerusalem's holy sites for millennia, but their populations are declining due to modern urban development and conflict. The author highlights the importance of simple conservation efforts to protect these birds.
Ruth Sherlock/NPR This spring, I was in Jerusalem reporting a story on the common swift. These scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites here for thousands of years.
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