Bring Back the Night: Light Pollution featuring Tijana Selak

From streetlights to skyscrapers and everything in between, lighting up the night can help keep people safe. But, this often excessive lighting has a consequence: light pollution. Native wildlife across Canada gets impacted by light pollution in many ways–and they're not alone. Humans, too, are impacted in surprising ways by our bright night skies. Tijana Selak, Wildlife Campaigns and Advocacy Manager at The Fur-Bearers, joins The Switch to talk about the impacts of light pollution on wildlife, humans, and the simple solutions that can help us make a switch for the better. SHOW NOTES: Episode art of Calgary at night by Gelu Popa / Getty Images Check out Tijana's excellent article on light pollution at TheFurBearers.com: Learn more about window strikes and their impact on birds with FLAP Canada at: CBC Article "Urban wildlife team finds alarming rise in bird-window collisions in downtown Calgary": Want to suggest topics for Defender Radio? Reach out to us at info@TheFurBearers.com, by visiting DefenderRadio.com or engaging host Michael Howie on social media via Instagram ( ) or Facebook ( ). Defender Radio is produced by The Fur-Bearers ( ), a charitable non-partisan organization whose mandate is to advocate on behalf of fur-bearing animals in the wild and in confinement, promote coexistence solutions in communities and protect the habitats of fur-bearing animals across Canada. You can follow The Fur-Bearers on Instagram ( ), Bluesky ( ) and Facebook ( ).

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Bring Back the Night: Light Pollution featuring Tijana Selak is an episode from Defender Radio: The Podcast for Wildlife Advocates and Animal Lovers by The Fur-Bearers.

This episode is 08:15 long.

This episode was published on Sep 1, 2025.

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