A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research shows
A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.
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"If the species is facing issues on this particular landscape, there might be a chance that the ecological disturbances are affecting other birds too."
— Dr Rajeev Lochan , Academic
"These two studies give a useful warning for other more vulnerable species - if the monal is forced to change both its voice and its address, how are the more sensitive species responding?"
— Vishal Singh , Activist
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A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.
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