How Noise Pollution Is Changing Animal Behaviour

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Noise all around us … #bang #vroom #drr #pip-pip! Diego Cervo/www.shutterstock.com

Noise pollution, generally an unintended byproduct of urbanisation, transport and industry, is a key characteristic of human development and population growth. In some cases, it is produced intentionally, for example when seismic surveys are being carried out using powerful airgun arrays to explore and map the seafloor, or active sonar, which uses sound waves to detect objects in the ocean.