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Subject:	Turning off building lights reduces US muigratory bird killsB
From:	Laurie&Leanne Knight <>
Date:	Sat, 11 May 2002 18:25:01 +1000

Is there any data that indicates that birds flying into buildings during the
night-time is a significant problem in Australia?

LK


Andrew Taylor wrote:
> 
> >From http://www.fmnh.org/museum_info/press/press_birds.htm
> 
> Turning off building lights reduces bird window-kill by 83%
> 
> Field Museum scientists release data from two-year study
> 
> CHICAGO--New data never before published reveals that turning off building
> lights in a major city could save thousands of migratory birds a day.
> 

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