It quickly gained popularity and expanded to Canada through Birds Canada, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bird conservation. GBBC’s early success helped inspire the development of eBird, a platform that allows people to record bird observations from anywhere in the world. In 2024 alone, more than 150 research papers were published using eBird data. “Sometimes I feel that birds can save the world,” Rodomsky-Bish said. For people who love birds, you have to love the natural world because they’re dependent on it.”Photograph of European Robin by André Turcot / Macaulay Library.

Source: Daily Sun March 25, 2026 16:12 UTC