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Feb

2018

Reducing bird-window collisions at a government facility: Pilot project to test Feather Friendly® bird-window collision reduction product

By | Filed under: British Columbia, Conservation Action, Research | Tagged with: anthropogenic, British Columbia, collisions, window collisions, windows | no comments

Feather Friendly® dots on the windows of the Pacific Wildlife Research Centre. Preliminary results indicate that these die-cast dots, installed on the outside surface of windows, have significantly reduced collisions at our facility. The markers follow the 5 X 10 cm (2 X 4 inch) rule of maximum distance between adjacent markers to effectively reduce bird-window collisions. See FLAP Canada (https://birdsafe.ca/) and American Bird Conservancy (https://abcbirds.org/program/glass-collisions/) websites for further information on recommendations to reduce bird collisions.

Krista De Groot, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada. After witnessing bird window collisions at offices of the Pacific Wildlife Research Centre in Delta, British Columbia, staff with the Canadian Wildlife Service were interested in collecting standardized data to better understand the extent of the issue. Following recommended protocols for collision monitoring, staff […]

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Reducing bird-window collisions at a government facility: Pilot project to test Feather Friendly® bird-window collision reduction product

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