That includes an estimated 50 million passing by Toronto, according to Andres Jiminez Monge, co-ordinator of the urban program for the conservation group Birds Canada. Another reason many birds fly through cities is that they migrate at night and navigate by the stars, which is why they are attracted to city lights . Birds Canada offers online courses, and identification apps are also available. Organizations like Birds Canada rely heavily on citizen science data from apps such as eBird and programs such as FeederWatch . The European Union has pledged the largest-ever sum to tackle climate change: a whopping $855 billion Cdn over seven years.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2020 19:30 UTC