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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sinéad Campbell

From butterflies to wind turbines, project preserves world’s sonic heritage

Butterflies massing amid coniferous trees
The monarch butterfly sanctuary in El Rosario, Mexico, is one of the soundscapes included in the Sonic Heritage project. Photograph: Richard Ellis/Alamy

The sounds of wind turbines, rare whales and the Amazonian dawn chorus are among the noises being preserved as part of an exhibition of soundscapes found in world heritage sites.

The Sonic Heritage project is a collection of 270 sounds from 68 countries, including from famous Unesco-designated sites such as Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal, as well as natural landscapes such as the monarch butterfly sanctuary in El Rosario, Mexico and the Colombian Amazon.

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