{"id":852,"date":"2025-01-28T12:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/?p=852"},"modified":"2025-03-06T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:04:10","slug":"create-safer-built-environments-for-birds-this-world-migratory-bird-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ibslhk.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/create-safer-built-environments-for-birds-this-world-migratory-bird-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Safer Built Environments for Birds this World Migratory Bird Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the heart of many Canadian cities and towns you\u2019d be hard pressed to not find (or hear) at least one or two species of birds. Maybe a House Sparrow in a nearby bush or an American Crow on a hydroline. Birds not only bring their beautiful song, vibrant plumage colours, and graceful flights to our neighbours, they also help to boost our mental health and serve as key indicator species of overall ecosystem health.<\/p>\n

However, many of Canada\u2019s bird populations have been declining since the 1970\u2019s due to a variety of factors including habitat loss, climate change, predation by free-roaming cats, pesticides, and collisions with glass structures and vehicles. With the majority of Canadians now living in urban areas, and many migratory fly-ways intersecting with our large cities and towns, it is time to take action together to ensure our built environments are bird-friendly! This is where Nature Canada, QuebecOiseaux<\/a>, and Environment for Americas<\/a>\u2019 annual World Migratory Bird Day<\/a> campaign comes in! Each spring, Nature Canada invites event hosts and community members to learn more about the many ways that we can take collective action to save bird lives in our built environments. This year\u2019s conservation theme, Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>highlights the urgent need for sustainable municipal planning and community action to mitigate the threats birds face as urbanization continues to grow. If birds and biodiversity are overlooked in our municipalities and neighbourhoods, we risk losing our feathered friends forever. But there is good news! Over 30 Canadian municipalities<\/a> have already taken a stand to reduce key threats to birds in their communities. There are many simple, easy and effective steps you can also take to protect birds this World Migratory Bird Day including:<\/p>\n