Saving Species: Bird-Friendly Philadelphia
Every year in the United States, as many as a billion birds die while migrating. These birds aren’t being killed by climate change or toxic substances in the air or water, but by collisions with glass. For our ongoing series “Saving Species,” John Yang reports on an effort in Philadelphia to reduce the carnage.
Saving Species: Bird-Friendly Philadelphia
Every year in the United States, as many as a billion birds die while migrating. These birds aren’t being killed by climate change or toxic substances in the air or water, but by collisions with glass. For our ongoing series “Saving Species,” John Yang reports on an effort in Philadelphia to reduce the carnage.
The Penn campus is just one of many places in Philly working to save migratory birds from deadly collisions with glass. This PBS NewsHour segment shows how. Hear from Penn Landscape Planner Chloe Cerwinka and student Zade Dohman on their efforts to save Penn’s feathered friends. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-philadelphians-are-working-to-protect-birds-from-deadly-window-collisions