Glass is even more deadly to birds than previously thought, according to new research. But, unlike many environmental problems, scientists say the solutions are simple.
When a bird smacks into a glass window, the force is nothing short of shocking. Panes rattle. Bones break. Brains bleed.die upon impact, with many regaining consciousness and flying off wounded, while an unknown number of those are carried off by predators. This makes the phenomenon hard to study.
suggest between 1.28 billion and 3.46 billion birds die in glass collisions each year. That number, which represents a 350 percent increase over theDead male and female scarlet tanagers lie in the grass after striking a glass window. The species affected are diverse, as well: In Klem’s Pennsylvania study, more than a dozen species of birds struck the experimental windows, such as, who was not involved with the research, but reviewed an earlier version of the study. DeGroote also praised the study's finding that half of collisions fail to leave a mark, something he's witnessed anecdotally but never seen acknowledged about in the scientific literature.
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