Urban animals need darkness at night

August 11, 2024 6:56 PM

Urban animals need darkness at night. Here's how three species handle artificial light. Neighbourhood lights can disrupt the lives of animals that are active during the day or night, but there are steps you can take to help them out.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (3 comments total)

I encountered a spider last night. To my amazement, I didn't freak out. I just let it be. It ran io safety behind my nitelite. I am not the best person, but I am willing to let my guard down for a spider.
posted by SPrintF at 7:45 PM on August 11

Sadly, many people don't even realise how much they are missing because of light pollution. I think humans are also impacted by too much light at night and I wish people would tun their fucking floodlights off when they go to bed or at least use sensor lights rather than shine massive floodlights in our bedroom window!

I do feel for the animals and birds that hunt at night - all these lights, streetlights particularly, must play havoc with their abilities.
posted by dg at 8:46 PM on August 11 [4 favorites]

Is this where I express my oft felt desire to grab my trusty .22 and shoot out the lights of the parking lot next to my house with hellishly bright lights that are meant to make it less convenient for car dwellers to camp in their lot while flooding my yard with obnoxious 5200K white light?

It's not just urban animals of the non human varieties!
posted by drewbage1847 at 10:16 PM on August 11 [6 favorites]