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Artificial light at night harms wildlife, including disorienting migrating birds and sea turtle hatchlings.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that artificial light at night harms wildlife, including disorienting migrating birds and sea turtle hatchlings?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed studies show artificial light at night disrupts sea turtle hatchling sea-finding and misorients them, and one meta-analysis finds ALAN suppresses melatonin across wild vertebrates. None of the retrieved items addresses disorientation of migrating birds, so the bird half of the claim is uncovered.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
The Effect of Light Pollution on the Sea Finding Behavior of Green Turtle Hatchlings on Lanyu Island, Taiwan -
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The Effect of Light Pollution on the Sea Finding Behavior of Green Turtle Hatchlings on Lanyu Island, Taiwan - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-47

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Influence of industrial light pollution on the sea-finding behaviour of flatback turtle hatchlings
2015
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Kamrowski, R. L., Limpus, C., Pendoley, K., & Hamann, M. (2015). Influence of industrial light pollution on the sea-finding behaviour of flatback turtle hatchlings. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1071/wr14155

Species sensitivities to artificial light at night: A phylogenetically controlled multilevel meta‐analysis on melatonin suppression
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Species sensitivities to artificial light at night: A phylogenetically controlled multilevel meta‐analysis on melatonin suppression. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14387

An assessment of ‘turtle-friendly’ lights on the sea-finding behaviour of loggerhead turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta)
2016
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Robertson, K., Booth, D. T., & Limpus, C. J. (2016). An assessment of ‘turtle-friendly’ lights on the sea-finding behaviour of loggerhead turtle hatchlings (Caretta caretta). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1071/wr15138

The effect of on-shore light pollution on sea-turtle hatchlings commencing their off-shore swim
2017
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Truscott, Z., Booth, D. T., & Limpus, C. J. (2017). The effect of on-shore light pollution on sea-turtle hatchlings commencing their off-shore swim. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1071/wr16143

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