Bird Safe Philly on Thursday announced the Lights Out Philly initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night.
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Bird Safe Philly announced that Philadelphia is joining a US-wide Lights Out initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night during bird migration seasons.
The lights of US city Philadelphia might not shine as bright in the coming weeks as a coalition in the City of Brotherly Love tries to prevent millions of migrating birds that pass through twice a year from slamming into skyscrapers and crashing to the footpath. Bird Safe Philly on Thursday (local time) announced the Lights Out Philly initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night during the spring and autumn.
Scientists estimate between 365 million and one billions birds are killed by collisions with buildings or other outdoor structures in the U.S. every year