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Europe's storks used to fly south to Africa's Sahel region to spend the winter, stopping off in Spain along the way. But global warming is cutting their migrations short.

Video. See why trash for breakfast is so damaging for Spain's storks

Updated: 10/02/2023 - 14:41 GMT+1

Madrid's landfill sites are a fatal pit stop for some white storks, which nest in the city rather than migrating to Africa.

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