Light pollution contributing to fledgling 'fallout': Turning street lights off decreased number of grounded fledglings
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 12:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Turning the street lights off decreased the number of grounded fledglings, according to a new study. Thousands of birds are attracted to lights-sometimes referred to as light-pollution-every year worldwide during their first flights from their nests to the open ocean, a phenomenon called 'fallout.'