Birdwatching is booming: Gen Z ditches screens for binoculars | DW News

Birdwatching is one of the world's fastest-growing hobbies – and Gen Z is leading the charge. As screens give way to binoculars and a booming industry takes flight, we explore how birds are truly benefiting in real life.

Chapters:

00:00 Gen Z’s birdwatching boom

00:34 Birding in Berlin

01:13 Why birdwatching is exploding

01:58 The birding challenge

03:30 Quitting tech for birds

03:57 How social media fuels birding

05:48 The health benefits of birdwatching

06:27 Birders as citizen scientists

06:48 Saving birds with data

08:14 How bird data shapes development

09:00 Birding friends and community

09:52 Gen Z ditches dating apps

10:18 eBird, life lists and competition

11:39 Can birdwatching save wildlife?

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