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JuneSim63
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@junesim63@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"Over the past decade an increasing amount of research has shown that illuminating night skies is bad for a wide range of species, including insects, birds and amphibians – disrupting their feeding reproduction and navigation"

#Darkness #LightPollution #Streetlights #Belgium #Wildlife

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights | Biodiversity | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/lights-belgian-park-lamps-light-polluted-night-time-environment-wildlife

the Guardian

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?
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JuneSim63
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@junesim63@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"Over the past decade an increasing amount of research has shown that illuminating night skies is bad for a wide range of species, including insects, birds and amphibians – disrupting their feeding reproduction and navigation"

#Darkness #LightPollution #Streetlights #Belgium #Wildlife

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights | Biodiversity | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/lights-belgian-park-lamps-light-polluted-night-time-environment-wildlife

the Guardian

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?
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