Did you know? Most species of birds in Canada are legally protected. Killing or harming them (even unintentionally through your windows) is an environmental offence.
Birds Are in Trouble
Window Collisions Are a Big Part of the Reason
Sadly, birds are vanishing at an alarming rate. Scientists have found that, in North America, approximately 3 billion fewer birds grace our skies and forests today than 50 years ago. That’s a staggering loss.
Collisions with glass are one of the most significant sources of human-caused mortality for birds. And windows don’t discriminate between healthy and sick, young and old, or common and endangered species. Birds hit windows anywhere there is glass, and glass is everywhere. In Canada alone, glass claims the lives of around 25 million birds every year. In the United States, that number may be closer to a billion birds lost each year. We can only expect these numbers to increase as our cities grow and our fixation with glass buildings continues, unless we act now.
