The onset of the growing season brings the return of landscaping sounds, which disrupts not only human peace but also impacts local wildlife. Noise pollution affects birds, squirrels, rabbits, frogs, insects, and other animals by masking warning signals, which serve as their instinctual defenses against predators. Animals that rely on songs for communication face serious challenges, affecting their reproduction and family connections. Such noise forces changes in essential behaviors, making it a significant concern for ecological balance in suburban environments.
The unnatural sounds can also force birds, bats and insects into changing their feeding, nesting and mating habits, says Kevin Munroe, Long Island Preserve Director for The Nature Conservancy, based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
Imagine these songs are the birds' roadmaps to each other, and imagine you're using your GPS to get somewhere and all of a sudden it turns off, and that's the only way you can find your family.
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