Why New York is to switch off lights for migrating birds
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state of New York is to turn off non-essential lights in state-run buildings.
But rather than this being an energy saving measure - instead, it is to help migrating birds navigate routes in spring and autumn.
Ornithologists say that birds become disorientated by electric lights, causing them to crash into buildings - also known as "fatal light attraction".
Lucas De Jong explains.
28 Apr 2015
- From the section Science & Environment