Soundtrack of threatened birds beats Christmas music in Australian charts

The World

“Sounds of Disappearance” is a soundtrack of Australia’s threatened birds, made by a collaboration of conservation groups to raise awareness about biodiversity loss. This week, the soundtrack leaped to third in the country’s music charts outcompeting ABBA, Justin Bieber and Christmas music. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports. 

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