Cape Verde’s Seabirds at Risk: The Unseen Consequence of Urban Lighting | THE TIMES OF AFRICA

Cape Verde’s Seabirds at Risk: The Unseen Consequence of Urban Lighting | THE TIMES OF AFRICA

A recent environmental concern has emerged in Cape Verde, where newly installed streetlights in the town of Tantum, on the island of Brava, have led to a tragic rise in seabird fatalities. Local conservation group Associação Projecto Vitó first raised the alarm after fishermen began discovering an alarming number of dead seabirds along the coastline on March 25. Investigations revealed that four seabird species, including the native Cape Verde S…