A massive bird kill this month highlighted a grim problem: As many as a billion birds die in the U.S. each year by flying into windows and glass walls. Efforts are now underway in cities to dim building lights, make glass more visible, and adopt other bird-friendly practices.
Veteran Bermuda sailor Les Crane has been appointed to a panel tasked with examining the death of a yacht captain in last month’s Newport to Bermuda Race.
Mr Crane, a former commodore of the Royal Be.