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Island switches off lights to protect young seabirds
Original: Lights out: the island that goes dark to save young seabirds – in pictures
A photo feature from The Guardian documents a conservation effort on an island where residents dim or switch off artificial lights to protect young seabirds. Fledgling birds can be disoriented by bright lights and end up grounded, exhausted or killed on roads. Volunteers reportedly rescue and release the grounded chicks, and the images have drawn attention to light pollution's impact on wildlife.
Why now: Fresh visual reporting on an unusual conservation initiative is drawing attention to how light pollution harms seabirds
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