1 billion birds are killed by flying into windows each year — and 'bird-safe' glass is finally catching on
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Companies are developing bird-safe glass that is coated with a patterned, UV-reflective glaze, and cities around the US are taking action.
Like humans, birds can't see normal glass that's transparent or reflective. The difference is that birds don't understand the entire concept. As bird deaths are racking up, big cities, filled with glass buildings, are taking legislative action. New York City, for example, passed a bill in December that mandates all new construction and renovation use bird-safe material below 75 feet and on green roofs.in 2015, and has now reduced collisions by 90%.
As Arnold Glas and other companies craft materials that birds can see, the researchers at the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania are making sure it actually works.
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