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I wanted to do a series on air pollution.. but let’s just say I’m horrible at maintaining health (physical and mental) and academics.. so doing a blog on my own was slightly difficult.. But I thought this was too interesting to not share in my blog even though it does not belong to any particular…
In this short light pollution series, I have briefly introduced what light pollution is , how animals are affected and specifically mentioned bats, sea turtles and mosquitoes. While increased lights may seem to indicate urban development and be beneficial for us in prolonging hours of productivity, it does a lot of harm to animals. Most…
Now that we know of how bats and sea turtles are affected by light pollution, what is being done or could be done to mitigate it? IDA (n.d.) lists some immediate actions you can take to reduce light pollution: Switching to LEDs and compact fluorescents (CFLs) – but only warm-coloured bulbs Dimmers, motion sensors and…
When we think about animals that are affected by light pollution, we would immediately think of common nocturnal animals like bats right… I would never thought of MOSQUITOES!! It seems that artificial lighting influence mosquitoes’ biting behaviour. According to the experiment conducted by the University of Notre Dame (2020), mosquitoes biting behaviour is increased in…
To summarize how sea turtles are affected by light pollution, you should watch the videos below – one is a super short cute animation while the other is somewhat longer but has real visual of those cute sea turtles. Enjoy! I know it’s so sad to see the little baby turtles all lost and unable…
In the previous post, we talked about nesting behaviours of sea turtles? Well, what happens after that? Do the baby sea turtles face similar problems upon hatching? The journal article that we will be looking at today examined green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings and their behaviour AFTER they have entered the sea from a beach…
Remember I mentioned about how sea turtle were affected by light pollution? Well let’s learn more about it (plus it gives me an excuse to post cute pictures of sea turtles). First up, let’s take a look at loggerhead turtles. Nesting behaviour of loggerhead turtles was investigated on the beach of the island Boa Vista….
If you figured it out the hint from the previous post, we are talking about bats today!! As we all know, bats are nocturnal animals which basically means they are active during the night and probably sleeping in the day. So how does light pollution affect bats? First let us look at how street lighting…
Light pollution has always been taken lightly (HAHA get the pun?). But, it is equally serious as other types of pollution like plastic, air and marine pollution. Take a few minutes of your time to watch the video above to understand why light pollution is more serious than most people think. To summarize the key…
Have you ever take a plane ride at night, and if you got the window seat and looked down and saw so many lights in Singapore and neighbouring countries? Well, welcome to light pollution which is what I’ll be talking about for the next few posts So what is light pollution? Well, I’m not really…