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Animals and artificial light

This section could be an entire article unto itself. The most obvious effect of artificial light on animals is the pile of moths and flies that surrounds every outdoor light bulb that has ever been turned on after dark. It’s a death trap. You can buy zappers that exploit this, but while they kill dozens of bugs by the minute, they never kill the pests. They just reduce the food supply for birds and small mammals and thereby keep killing unintended targets. Reptiles are also killed by lights. Turtle hatchlings wander toward streets and away from the ocean because they, like insects, are drawn to the lights of streetlamps and headlights where they are crushed under tires. https://conserveturtles.org/beachfront-lighting-turtle-friendly-fixtures-lights/ There are ways, however, to reduce harm. 50.34.56.10 (talk) 21:57, 4 October 2023 (UTC)