Just over a year ago in our Work & Play issue, Spacing published an article on FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program), an organization that focuses on saving birds that have hit buildings. Birds are attracted to the office lights but the city currently has no regulations requiring skyscrapers to flick off the lights when the working day is done. NOW reports this week that 32,000 birds from 158 species have died after flying into the lit windows of Toronto buildings over the last 12 years. And it seems City Hall is trying to do something about it.
What I find slightly odd is that downtown buildings could save enormous amounts of energy (and money) by turning off their lights at night AND help save migrating birds. Click here for the story [ you may have to scroll down once you arrive at the NOW page. ]
