OSU making efforts to protect wildlife on campus

Jaycee Hampton Assistant News & Lifestyle Editor

Following the completion of a $118,000 project, Oklahoma State University is now one of the first major research universities in the U.S. to prioritize the reduction of bird-window collisions.

“Advancing on past research on the bird-window collision issue, we began intensive research here at OSU, identifying characteristics of buildings and their surroundings that lead to high numbers of collisions, as well as identifying particular times of the year when we see more of these collisions happening,” said Dr. Scott Loss.

It is estimated that windows are the largest source of bird collisions in North America. More than 300 species are affected annually, as up to a billion birds are killed. The Noble Research Center and the Gallagher-Iba Arena were determined to be the two most dangerous buildings on campus for bird collisions after Corey Riding, a former graduate student, conducted collision surveys at 17 OSU buildings from April 2015 to Oct. 2017.

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