{"id":252284,"date":"2024-08-08T00:52:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/bird-deaths-from-building-strikes-may-be-double-past-estimates\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:50","slug":"bird-deaths-from-building-strikes-may-be-double-past-estimates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/bird-deaths-from-building-strikes-may-be-double-past-estimates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After surviving building collisions, around 60 per cent of birds die in rehabilitation care<\/p>\n

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More than 1 billion birds in the US may die from colliding with buildings each year \u2013 a significant increase from many past estimates. Despite popular belief, skyscrapers aren\u2019t the main culprit.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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