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Why lights of New York for migratory birds

April 28, 2015 Updated 09:07 BST

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state of New York is not essential lights in buildings managed by the state.

But instead of an energy saving measure - rather, it is to navigate roads migratory birds in spring and autumn.

Ornithologists say that birds of electric lights tangled, making them crash into buildings -. "Fatal Attraction of Light" also known as

Lucas De Jong says.

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