Philadelphia dims its skyline in an effort to save migrating birds, following a ‘mass collision’

Lights out! Philadelphia dims its skyline to save migrating birds after 1,000 hit buildings in a single day last fall in ‘mass collision’ Nearly 20 buildings in the City of Brotherly Love have agreed to turn off or dim their lights through the end of the month, as birds migrate across the city Birds tend … Read more

Philadelphia dims its skyline in an effort to save migrating birds, following a ‘mass collision’

Lights out! Philadelphia dims its skyline to save migrating birds after 1,000 hit buildings in a single day last fall in ‘mass collision’ Nearly 20 buildings in the City of Brotherly Love have agreed to turn off or dim their lights through the end of the month, as birds migrate across the city Birds tend … Read more

More than 11.5 MILLION migrating birds will fly over Washington State as they return for the summer

Lights out! Washington State residents urged to turn off artificial illumination as more than 11.5 MILLION migrating birds that use stars to find their way home will fill the night sky this week Millions of birds have left the Gulf of Mexico and are heading to Washington   Tens of thousands of birds are expected on … Read more

Hundreds of migrating birds swoop down through chimney and swarm inside family’s California home 

A California family’s home was overrun by more than 800 migrating birds in a scene similar to that of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds.  Video footage shows the flock performing murmurations above the house before hundreds shoot down the chimney of the family’s house in Torrance.  The birds, which appear to be swifts, can be … Read more

Chemicals from plastic packaging are migrating into our FOOD

Chemicals and pieces of plastic produced through the use of packaging are migrating into food and harming plants and soil ecosystems, scientists warn.  Ecologists from the Free University of Berlin contributed one of three evidence-based essays exploring the problem of microplastics and how best to tackle them. The German team, led by Matthias Rillig, they … Read more

Over 65 million migrating birds stop in the same California town on their way south for the winter

Tens of millions of birds in the western U.S. migrate along the same two corridors, according to a new study from the Audubon Society. California’s Central Valley and the Colorado River Delta along the US-Mexico border are major thoroughfares for dozens of species, including hummingbirds, swallows and goldfinches. The research indicates they host ‘major proportions … Read more

Nature: Migrating animals at greater risk from changes in habitats and the climate, study warns

‘Live fast and die young’: Migratory animals are in decline because their fast-paced lifestyles mean they are less able to adapt to changing climates and habits, study claims Experts from the University of Exeter studied the ‘pace of life’ of 1,296 species They looked at metrics including longevity and the frequency of breeding The team found … Read more

Fin whales adopt songs from migrating individuals in ‘cultural transmissions’

Fin whales can swap songs with individuals migrating from other parts of the world in ‘cultural transmissions’ Researchers spent six years recording whale songs in waters around Hawaii  Found fin whales are able to sing multiple songs and adopt tunes of others Migrating whales have their own songs picked up and used by others   By … Read more

Blue whales start singing in the daytime rather than at night just before migrating, study finds 

Blue whales – the largest animal on Earth – sing at different times of the day depending on the season, a new study says.  US experts recorded both individual whales and their greater populations in the Northeast Pacific, using tagging and underwater microphones called ‘hydrophones’.  During feeding season in the summer when feasting on krill, blue whales … Read more

Migrating in large groups is putting whooping cranes at risk

The endangered whooping crane could be wiped out if it continues to migrate in large groups – an unusual behavioural trend that could be due to habitat loss.  The five-foot-tall crane (Grus Americana), which is North America’s tallest bird, is distinguishable by its unusual ‘whooping’ sound. The cranes travel more than 3,000 miles from Texas … Read more