在加拿大多倫多市，每年有將近1000萬隻候鳥因撞上市區建築而死亡，為了拯救這些鳥類，市府3日出版了一份新的「親善鳥類發展指南」，羅列了一系列避免鳥類死亡的實際做法。
城市夜晚的燈光會吸引鳥群，天候不佳更會讓鳥群陷入城市陷阱，這些都會增加城市裡侯鳥的密集度。越多不熟悉城市環境的侯鳥進入城市，就會發生越多侯鳥撞上建築物而死亡的慘劇。
和減少光害污染的方式一樣，新指南提出幾項以設計為基礎的發展策略，如不反光玻璃、在地面上12公尺處設置明顯可視別的標誌、減少聲光反射、重新設計通風窗以及將建築物內部的綠色植物遠離窗戶等。
The city of Toronto Thursday published its new Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines, a set of practices designed to save some of the up to 10 million migratory birds that die each year in collisions with Toronto's buildings.
Urban night lighting attracts birds and poor weather traps them, which increases the density of migratory birds in urban areas. More migratory birds in the unfamiliar urban environment results in an increased number of bird collisions the following day.
As well as ways to reduce light pollution, the new guidelines recommend design-based development strategies, such as non-reflective glass, incorporating visual markers in the first 12 meters above grade, muting reflections, redesigning ventilation grates and placing internal greenery away from windows.
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