Philly Skyline Will Go Dark for the Next Few Months to Protect Birds!
Wow this is so interesting! I had no idea this was even a thing, but now that I do, I’m so glad we are doing something about it. Here are…
Wow this is so interesting! I had no idea this was even a thing, but now that I do, I'm so glad we are doing something about it.
Philly is joining a national "Lights Out" initiative to prevent the unnecessary deaths of thousands of birds who are blinded by the city's artificial lights as they complete their spring and fall migration journeys.
Starting April 1, several buildings in Center City will switch off lights from midnight until 6 a.m. The first phase of the program will run through May 31.
The new coalition, dubbed Bird Safe Philly, comes in the wake of last October's deadly mass collision in Center City. More than 1,000 migratory birds slammed into buildings, disoriented by light pollution, and left a grisly display on city sidewalks the following morning.
