Imagine a rocky island, no birds, no nests, just the sound of the waves. Now imagine scientists trying to get birds to live there again. This is what happened on Desecheo Island, off the west coast of Puerto Rico. In a study published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence , researchers used plastic decoys, mirrors and speakers playing recorded bird calls to create fake bird colonies. According to the study, within two years, real seabirds started appearing.
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