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Philadelphia calls for 'lights out' after skyscrapers cause hundreds of bird deaths

JB
Joe Bear
Sat, Mar 13, 2021 12:43 PM

It’s hard to fathom up to 1 BILLION birds per year, in US only, die from these collisions. It’s even harder to fathom that 4x this amount are killed by feral cats.

Joe Bear
Wilton

Philadelphia calls for 'lights out' after skyscrapers cause hundreds of bird deaths
Lights Out Philly program seeks to limit lighting at night as millions of migrating birds pass through
https://apple.news/A5MVAX569QJ-oNC_nVd-sYA

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It’s hard to fathom up to 1 BILLION birds per year, in US only, die from these collisions. It’s even harder to fathom that 4x this amount are killed by feral cats. Joe Bear Wilton Philadelphia calls for 'lights out' after skyscrapers cause hundreds of bird deaths Lights Out Philly program seeks to limit lighting at night as millions of migrating birds pass through https://apple.news/A5MVAX569QJ-oNC_nVd-sYA Sent from my iPhone Go GATORS! "Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt." -John Muir