Species facing the blitz of accelerating, human-driven change don’t always cope well. Birds are among the most visible windows into this world of vulnerability.
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Professor of Development Finance & Insurance, University of Cape Town
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Director of Sleep Science and associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer Department of African Studies and Linguistics, University of Cape Town
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Research Officer / EIDM Specialist, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Water and Production Economics Research Unit, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
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Climate Scientist and Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Consultant, University of Cape Town
