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Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

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Popular Science

Publication Date
2021-06-08

Turning off your lights at night may mean more than just saving energy. For migrating birds, bright buildings are just another of a long list of threats to their populations. Of the more than one thousand bird species that are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 92 are listed as endangered.

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https://www.popsci.com/environment/city-lights-affect-migratory-birds/