Let’s celebrate the animal orchestra, before humans silence it

The ocean is saturated with man-made noise, drowning out the sounds of animals. When the shipping lanes between the United States and Europe were temporarily closed following 9/11, scientists studying whales off Cape Cod were stunned: the animals had stopped shouting.

From The Economist’s 1843 magazine

Let’s celebrate the animal orchestra, before humans silence it

Bernie Krause’s recordings are an aural memorial

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