Jailbirds creating eco-havens in prison

Inmates in the UK are becoming conservationists as they use their time behind bars to help protect vital natural habitats that are home to rare species.

The work, which involves inmates and conservation volunteers, ranges from building bird and bat boxes to surveying bird species from cell windows and constructing purpose-built habitats, such as ponds. Their actions are aimed to protecting the nation’s biodiversity.

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