Loyola Phoenix: Birds in jeopardy: Lake Shore Campus buildings pose threat
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Title
Loyola Phoenix: Birds in jeopardy: Lake Shore Campus buildings pose threat
Description
This article with several photos of campus buildings, students collecting dead or injured birds, and dead birds, discusses the Lake Shore Campus's threat to migratory birds. Environmental science professors and students are interviewed about their volunteering efforts to collect birds injured in collisions. The student group Student Operation for Avian Relief (SOAR) was established in 2012 and coordinated with the school's facilities department to help reduce collisions. Living birds went to rehabilitation at Willowbrook Wildlife Center, while deceased birds were donated to the Field Museum. The article also discusses changes that can be made to existing windows and discusses whether Loyola will adopt the changes or not. Many of the species face dwindling populations due to threats like glass windows during their migration season. Small changes, like lowering blinds, had helped reduce the death toll, but not every building had taken such steps. Many Loyola students were unaware of the issue.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
2019-10-01
File name
The Loyola Phoenix, 2019-10-01, pages 6-7
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Subject
Loyola University Chicago
Environment
Rights
Contact the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections, archive@luc.edu, for permission to copy or publish.
