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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Cell towers kill millions of birds per USFWS

A news report states, "The lights atop communications towers that warn pilots to stay away can have a come-hither effect on birds -- killing millions of migrating warblers, thrushes and other species every year. . . . 'We're talking about estimates of millions of birds dying because of these towers,' said Paul Schmidt, assistant director for the migratory bird program at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has pegged the annual deaths at 4 million to 50 million."

Read the full news report here.

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