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Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
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<blockquote data-quote="Michie" data-source="post: 77644317" data-attributes="member: 628"><p>Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1 out of 3 in the US, will pass over Texas during their spring and autumn migrations.</p><p></p><p>To safeguard the over 400 species of birds that migrate through Texas, the Houston chapter of the Audubon Society and their partners in the state have been running the <a href="https://tx.audubon.org/urbanconservation/lights-out-texas" target="_blank">Lights Out! Texas</a> campaign for two years, and they’re seeing remarkable results.</p><p></p><p>With the prestige that owning and operating a skyscraper confers, maybe it’s surprising to note that dozens of building managers have been convinced since 2022 to turn off non-essential outdoor lights.</p><p></p><p>“We issued the proclamation and they… found out, ‘oh, wow, I can do these simple things and it actually helps the birds when they’re migrating,’” Houston city hall spokesperson Sarah Osborne <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/houston-area-lights-out-for-birds/285-bb4a2d57-a9f0-4cda-971c-84b86aff1a5b" target="_blank">told KHOU 11.</a></p><p></p><p>“We’re seeing communities all across the state join in on this effort,” adds Anna Vallery a Conservation Specialist with the <a href="https://houstonaudubon.org/" target="_blank">Houston Audubon</a>.</p><p></p><p>Continued below.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millions-of-birds-now-migrating-safely-through-darkened-texas-cities-after-successful-lights-out-campaign/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michie, post: 77644317, member: 628"] Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1 out of 3 in the US, will pass over Texas during their spring and autumn migrations. To safeguard the over 400 species of birds that migrate through Texas, the Houston chapter of the Audubon Society and their partners in the state have been running the [URL='https://tx.audubon.org/urbanconservation/lights-out-texas']Lights Out! Texas[/URL] campaign for two years, and they’re seeing remarkable results. With the prestige that owning and operating a skyscraper confers, maybe it’s surprising to note that dozens of building managers have been convinced since 2022 to turn off non-essential outdoor lights. “We issued the proclamation and they… found out, ‘oh, wow, I can do these simple things and it actually helps the birds when they’re migrating,’” Houston city hall spokesperson Sarah Osborne [URL='https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/houston-area-lights-out-for-birds/285-bb4a2d57-a9f0-4cda-971c-84b86aff1a5b']told KHOU 11.[/URL] “We’re seeing communities all across the state join in on this effort,” adds Anna Vallery a Conservation Specialist with the [URL='https://houstonaudubon.org/']Houston Audubon[/URL]. Continued below. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millions-of-birds-now-migrating-safely-through-darkened-texas-cities-after-successful-lights-out-campaign/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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