The Detroit Zoo says it’s switching off the lights around its water tower at night to help birds migrating through Michigan as they head south for the winter.
According to the zoo, night lighting can disorient migrating birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says lighting can attract “large numbers of night-migrating birds” from as far as three miles away.
“Birds drawn into lights often become entrapped and circle the lit area, which can deplete their energy stores needed for migration and put them more at risk of colliding with buildings and infrastructure,” federal officials say…