Dim the lights (Image: Thomas Bedenk/iStock)
IT IS time to take back the night for wildlife. That was the rallying call from a landmark session on light pollution at the on 4 July in Edmonton, Canada.
The disruptive effects on animals of our penchant for bright lights has rarely impinged on public consciousness. Notable exceptions are when turtle hatchlings head inland to the bright lights of a beach resort instead of the safety of the moonlit sea, or birds collide en masse with brightly lit buildings.
It is rapidly becoming clear, though, that light pollution subtly…
