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   Ruth Mottram (ruth_mottram@fediscience.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:23:50 JST Ruth Mottram

   Fascinating + terrible: esp given artillery barrage that is Danish #NewYearsEve
   #NYE

   https://scholar.social/@animalculum/111563997249114537
   @animalculum - Millions of #birds lose precious energy due to #fireworks on New Year's Eve
   https://phys.org/news/2023-12-millions-birds-precious-energy-due.html
   Fireworks disturbance across #bird communities https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2694
   "effects are strongest within first 5 km of fireworks, but up to 10 km, there are still an average of at least ten times as many birds flying as normal... researchers argue for large fireworks-free zones"

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     Kevin Leecaster (greenfire@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:24:06 JST Kevin Leecaster

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     @Ruth_Mottram @animalculum
     I like a lot of people used to love fireworks shows, but damnit we've just got to break our bad habits. The few drone shows I've seen videos of are pretty darn cool too btw.