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The Elusive Goal of Bird-Safe Skyscrapers

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And here in Chicago, local architect Jeanne Gang has won accolades for her undulating Aqua Tower , which features deeply recessed windows that aren’t as attractive to birds. Full disclosure: I see this carnage every spring and fall, as I volunteer with Chicago Bird Collision Monitors.) News bird collisions glass skyscraper'

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Minnesota Activist Indicted for Animal Terrorism

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don't see any mention in this article (or in this one from the Chicago Tribune ) about threats to human life in this incident. From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.I Straight vandalism and economic loss. Is this a valid prosecution? Is it terrorism? District Court Friday.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** Although the Minnesota Vikings stadium (officially the U.S. Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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Creating a dozen jobs in a small rural community is far more important to that community than creation of a dozen jobs is to San Francisco or Chicago. Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota): 274,000; $4.2 Although some of the top line numbers may seem modest, many NWRs are in communities where small numbers can be significant.

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