Collisions between birds and planes peak at the end of the breeding season when fledglings join flocks. For these young birds, avoiding foreign objects in the flight path may be a learned behaviour.
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Defending planes against running into birds is vitally important – and high-speed dead chickens play a surprising role.
By adding stickers to glass walls and dimming lights, cities can be safer places for migrating birds.
Black turbine blades seem to reduce bird collisions, but it’s important to know why.
The tall buildings of our cities kill horrifying numbers of birds. But some cities are adopting mandatory design measures to cut the toll.
Magpies living near airports are less likely to flee from the sound of passing planes, new research shows. But it’s unclear whether this makes them more or less likely to actually get hit.
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