Israeli paraglider helping Jerusalem's swifts adopt to modern life

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Swifts have nested in Jerusalem’s Western Wall since it was built over 2,000 years ago. But that ancient site is now surrounded by a modern city. And the birds are finding help adapting from an unexpected source: an Israeli paraglider.⁠
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Correspondent: Ruth Sherlock/NPR
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Swifts have nested in Jerusalem’s Western Wall since it was built over 2,000 years ago. But that ancient site is now surrounded by a modern city. And the birds are finding help adapting from an unexpected source: an Israeli paraglider.⁠
⁠
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Correspondent: Ruth Sherlock/NPR
Producers: Catie Dull, Pablo Valdivia/NPR

Read the full story at https://www.npr.org/2026/0…

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