04-05-2017 20:18 via seattletimes.com

Shhh. Hear the rustle of grass? Not so much now in US parks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The call of the wild is getting harder to hear. Peaceful, natural sounds— bird songs, rushing rivers and rustling grass — are sometimes being drowned out by noise from people in many of America’s protected parks and wilderness areas, a new study finds. Scientists measured sound levels at 492 places — from […]
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