Natural History Wanderings

from CornellLab of Ornithology

Lights Out in the City that Never Sleeps

New York City just took a big step toward making the city safer for the millions of birds that fly through or near the city at night during migration. On April 1, a new law went into effect that directs city-owned and occupied buildings to reduce nighttime illumination during peak migration periods. Read about the exciting developments in the Big Apple.