Tag Archives: Birds

Is enough being done to prevent Ontario’s birds from window collision deaths?

October 7, 2019Birds, Department of Biology, expert advisory, Faculty of Science, sustainabilityvthomps

York University bird expert is available for comment TORONTO, October 7, 2019 – The catastrophically high number of birds killed every year when they smash into glass windows is one of the main reasons why Canada and the United States have lost almost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to York University Professor Bridget Stutchbury. […]

Will hunting cormorant birds help to protect Ontario’s ecosystem?

December 10, 2018Birds, Faculty of Environmental Studies, media release, Wildlife Managementvthomps

York University bird expert available for comment TORONTO, December 10, 2018 – Ontario’s high population of double-crested cormorants – birds with a bad reputation for eating fish and nesting habits that kill trees – may be best controlled with government-led deterrence methods, rather than allowing extreme legal hunting of the species, according to York University […]