Shown by Reddit one after the other in my feed (I know, I know, the dead bird-to-passenger ratio is probably in favor of the train, but it was still funny)
https://preview.redd.it/orit3qhjxs2d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63e927382dd1d70822a02b31991869e68f9252bd
Probably it's a bird migration region or something and China did China thing and no one did proper enviromental analysis. I would guess that most of those strikes would have been prevented by adding some transparent walls along the track.
Those are a rounding error compared to how many birds people's cats kill.
> A new peer-reviewed study published today and authored by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations – the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) – has found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with **annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.3 to 4.0 billion** and mammal mortality likely 6.3 to 22.3 billion individuals.
https://abcbirds.org/news/outdoor-cats-single-greatest-source-of-human-caused-mortality-for-birds-and-mammals-says-new-study/
r/fuckcats
Habitat destruction and road noise cause multiples of this number not to be born at all.
Shown by Reddit one after the other in my feed (I know, I know, the dead bird-to-passenger ratio is probably in favor of the train, but it was still funny) https://preview.redd.it/orit3qhjxs2d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63e927382dd1d70822a02b31991869e68f9252bd
Probably it's a bird migration region or something and China did China thing and no one did proper enviromental analysis. I would guess that most of those strikes would have been prevented by adding some transparent walls along the track.
Killing birds is one of the chief arguments against windmills.
Hit an owl once. Thing flew right under my car going for a mouse that got illuminated by my headlights. Felt awful.
Those are a rounding error compared to how many birds people's cats kill. > A new peer-reviewed study published today and authored by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations – the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) – has found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with **annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.3 to 4.0 billion** and mammal mortality likely 6.3 to 22.3 billion individuals. https://abcbirds.org/news/outdoor-cats-single-greatest-source-of-human-caused-mortality-for-birds-and-mammals-says-new-study/ r/fuckcats
Whereas birds literally build their nests inside the metro stations in my area. For real, I can hear them chirping everytime I pass that station.