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What to Do When You Find an Injured Bird.
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Bird-safe window options for your home & cottage.
What to Do When You Find an Injured Bird.
Join FLAP’s community of monthly donors.
FLAP Canada’s Annual Bird Layout
Over the course of one year, FLAP Canada’s dedicated team of volunteers meticulously gathered, documented and displayed these 4000 birds that tragically perished from collisions with buildings across the Greater Toronto Area. This extensive data collection highlights the negative effects of urban architecture on avian populations.
This award-winning image by Patricia Homonylo serves as a poignant reminder of this issue, encapsulating the stark reality faced by countless birds. Each bird collected represents not merely a statistic but a life extinguished, echoing the sentiment that our built environments create a negative ripple effect that reverberates through ecosystems, impacting billions of birds worldwide.
The metaphor of a pebble dropped in water aptly illustrates this phenomenon; just as ripples expand outward, the consequences of human development extend far beyond individual incidents. The stark connection between urban growth and bird conservation poses significant challenges, urging us to reconsider our architectural practices and their implications for avian life.
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