Every year, in Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands, light pollution leads to hundreds of juvenile seabirds becoming disoriented, and ending up stranded in cities. This year, as last year, on the 30th of October, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) promotes a Mega-blackout in Madeira,…
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The Municipality of Câmara de Lobos installed 29 new lights in the downtown area, as part of a pilot project of the LIFE Natura@night Project. This initiative, coordinated by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds – SPEA, is part of the Macaronesian Alliance for the Reduction of Light…
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), asks all Madeirans to take part in their annual 'Save a Seabird Campaign.' The campaign, which is now in its 12th year, runs until the 15th of November, the most critical time for young seabirds, as they are often disoriented and dazzled by artificial street lights.
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), launched their new campaign 'Save a Seabird' today, which aims at creating greater awareness of the harmful affects light pollution has on birds, particularly dazzling and injury.
As part of the International Year of Sound, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) has launched its 'LIFE4BEST Seabird Macaronesian Sound Project' where researchers will use the cries produced by seabirds to determine how many there are and where they are.