Monday briefing: The sounds of birdsong and nature are disappearing – here’s what that means

Spring in Sugarloaf Ridge Park in Sonoma county, California, where Bernie Kraus where he did his recording, Illustration: Guardian Design/Cayce Clifford

Good morning.

Waking up to birdsong is one of life’s small joys. But what if one day you woke up and heard nothing at all? This is a possible future ahead of us, as our growing biodiversity crisis means the sounds of nature are fading away. In some places they have already disappeared.