Tag: light pollution

Habitat loss, artificial light and pesticides are the largest threats impacting fireflies and causing their declines worldwide, according to new research. Scientists surveyed members of the Fireflyers International Network to...

The increasing use of artificial light in and around caves can have a negative effect on cave-dwelling bats. “[Light] has very traumatic influences on all kinds of wildlife,” said Holger...

Artificial lighting from cities and towns at night is changing the way species interact with each other in estuaries and other coastal ecosystems. “Lighting has gone under the wire for...

The effects of bright cities on migratory birds isn’t something to take lightly, but the biggest cities may not have the biggest impact on long-term journeys.  Instead, cities that lie...

As birds head south for their fall migration, bright city lights are luring them into busy cities, according to recent research. While smaller-scale studies and anecdotes have shown that birds...

Street lamps may be disrupting a migratory bird’s eye view, according to new research. “Even simple lights in our backyard are changing the flights of birds overhead,” said Daniel Mennill,...