Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats
- Written by Carolyn S. Burt, Convergence Research Coordinator, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
The New York City borough of Manhattan at night, viewed from the Rockefeller Center observation deck.Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesLight pollution has steadily intensified and expanded from urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is growing in North America by up to 10% per year, as measured by the...
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