Research into cigarette butts in bird nests
Not only people love cigarettes: birds living in urban areas also regularly use the butts as nesting material. Although cigarettes are harmful to people who smoke, they appear to have a positive side effect for birds: they reduce the number of parasites in the nest. Nicotine-based pesticides are also used to protect crops against insects.
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