Generative AI is creating fake and enhanced wildlife images, threatening the credibility of citizen science platforms like iNaturalist and Macaulay Library. Scientists are urging birdwatchers to limit AI use in image editing, fearing contamination of data crucial for species monitoring and conservation.
A western reef heron, typically found in West Africa to India, has been sighted in North Wales, marking its first known appearance in the UK. Experts attribute the sighting and survival of such tropical birds to changing climate conditions and milder winters, which are altering bird ranges and allowing species previously unable to survive UK winters to establish themselves.
A western reef heron, typically found in Africa and Asia, has been spotted in Caernarfon, North Wales, marking the first-ever sighting in Britain. The rare bird has drawn hundreds of birdwatchers to the seaside town.
