{"id":374352,"date":"2026-06-06T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sp-exchange.ca\/podcast\/working-towards-bird-friendly-canadian-cities-ft-mercy-harris\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:09:37","slug":"working-towards-bird-friendly-canadian-cities-ft-mercy-harris","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/sp-exchange.ca\/fr\/podcast\/working-towards-bird-friendly-canadian-cities-ft-mercy-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Working towards bird friendly Canadian cities &#8211; Ft. Mercy Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we discuss bird friendly infrastructure, its importance in the face of biodiversity loss, and its history in Canadian cities. We also discuss how to bring science policy to the city level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-88-saskatoon-morning\/clip\/16204875-a-pilot-project-aims-stop-birds-striking-windows\"><u>Mercy\u2019s Interview with Saskatoon Morning<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/avoiding-harm-migratory-birds\/faq-bird-collisions-glass-windows.html\"><u>Environment and Climate Change Canada statistics on bird-window collisions<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP Canada) has data on bird fatalities and several resources for advocacy, involvement, and promoting bird friendliness; all of which can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/flap.org\"><u>flap.org<\/u><\/a>. One of their recommendations for window dot decals is <a href=\"https:\/\/featherfriendly.com\/collections\"><u>Feather Friendly DIY Tape<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/8d1c-Bird-Friendly-Best-Practices-Glass.pdf\"><u>Toronto Green Standard and its building guidelines<\/u><\/a> to promote bird friendliness and prevent bird-window collisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-bird-friendly-city-recertified-9.6997780\"><u>CBC Report on Calgary\u2019s recertification as a bird friendly city<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>CBC Reporting on Winnipeg and its inclusion of bird friendly requirements in development:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/bird-friendly-bylaws-city-winnipeg-downtown-development-9.6996681\"><u>2025 public hearing to challenge the bird friendly requirements in 2024 development bylaw<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/winnipeg-bird-friendly-builds-city-hall-9.7055470\"><u>2025 decision to keep the bird friendly requirements<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SPE Talks is brought to you by the team of Science and Policy Exchange \u2013 learn more and get involved at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sp-exchange.ca\/\"><u>https:\/\/www.sp-exchange.ca\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sincerely thank Mercy Harris for providing the interview for the valuable discussion during this episode.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast is possible thanks to the contributions of a great team of volunteers. 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