Conservation Action that’s for the Birds!
Bird collisions with man-made structures (also known as bird strikes) kill up to one billion birds per year in North America. These often-fatal interactions are a result of birds not recognizing that windows and glass are solid barriers. Globally, the bird populations has fallen by 25% since the 1970s, and bird collisions are a large part of the problem.
Through the support of a grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (NCARI) will be installing Feather Friendly®Bird Film on identified problem areas around the facility this spring.
Applied to the exterior of existing windows and doors and featuring a 2 by 2 grid of white squares that make glass visible to passing birds, while not significantly impacting sightlines, this unobtrusive technology is proven to be a durable, cost-effective solution to reducing bird strikes.
We can't wait for you all to see this in the Spring!
