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New Year’s fireworks chase wild geese high into the sky

Tracking data show that the birds fly farther than usual on the last evening of the year and are more likely to switch roosting spots.
Silhouette of a flock of geese flying in front of the setting sun

Wild geese disturbed by New Year’s eve fireworks flew as far as 500 kilometres non-stop. Credit: Gerhard Müskens

Fireworks make New Year’s Eve a frightful night for Europe’s migratory geese1.

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Nature 612, 379 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04242-x

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  1. Kölzsch, A. et al. Conserv. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12927 (2022).

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