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SUMMARY:'Chasing Cuckoos' - Toby Smith\, Senior Member\, Wolfson College a
 nd Artist in Residence 2015/2016 at the University of Cambridge Conservati
 on Institute
DTSTART:20170201T130000Z
DTEND:20170201T140000Z
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CONTACT:Graham Allen
DESCRIPTION:Cuckoos in Britain are in decline\, over half the breeding pop
 ulation has been lost in the last 25 years.  This enigmatic bird\, harbing
 er of spring\, plays an important role in British culture.  Cuckoos are we
 ll studied and documented\, whilst breeding here in the UK over summer\, b
 ut little was known about their routes and destinations during our winter 
 months. Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology have been satell
 ite tagging individual birds revealing that after an epic 5000 mile journe
 y\, crossing the Mediterranean and Sahara Desert\, the birds winter in a d
 istinct area of West Africa.\n\nThe project contributed to a common unders
 tanding between ornithological and development researchers about the way p
 eople and birds share landscapes. The project was conceived to deliberate 
 help place more focus on African Conservation whilst helping developing fu
 rther public engagement through the media and exhibitions. \n
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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