Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates

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Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates

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After surviving building collisions, around 60 per cent of birds **** in rehabilitation care

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More than 1 billion birds in the US may **** from colliding with buildings each year – a significant increase from many past estimates. Despite popular belief, skyscrapers aren’t the main culprit.

The disorienting and appealing light from buildings at night, along with confusing reflections from glass during the day, can cause birds to fly into them. Most collisions occur with low-rise buildings like homes, and the problem has worsened in recent decades with increasing light pollution.

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