Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch

2026/04/20 by Dan Mennill · 1 voice
Health Professions · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · #Noise Effects and Management #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

paper · doi:10.64628/aam.tynrgtfyw

Citations

• Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France

Discussions

• In a springtime expedition to Paris, I studied noise pollution and the songs of Great Tits. You can read about the research in a new article in The Conversation: doi.org/10.64628/AAM... And the full p [bsky, 13 points, 1 comments]