8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife – and why we should

  • Written by: Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife – and why we shouldAgnostic Preachers Kid/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to “switch off light pollution” to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights?

In our latest report, we reviewed research into the effects of artificial light at night on mammals,...

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