A bird saver is set up on the window of a building in Ulsan. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Glass walls and other transparent structures to be constructed by public organizations ought to consist of noticeable patterns to avoid bird accidents beginning next week, the environment ministry said Thursday, keeping in mind about 8 million birds are killed in such accidents.
The enforcement decree of the Wildlife Protection And Management Act was modified in June in 2015 to consist of the bird crash avoidance procedures and was promoted Thursday prior to entering into result Sunday, the ministry said.
Under the modification, public structures constructed with transparent or reflective products ought to consist of patterns to alert birds of the existence of the structures, the ministry said.
Parallel line patterns ought to be at least 3 millimeters close each line 5 centimeters or much shorter apart, while vertical line patterns ought to be at least 6 millimeters close each line 10 centimeters or much shorter apart, the ministry said.
Other patterns ought to be at least 6 mm in size, with each pattern positioned 5 cm and 10 cm apart parallel and vertically, respectively, according to the ministry.
Around 8 million wild birds across the country pass away each year, with 7.65 million birds fatally striking glass windows and almost 230,000 flying into transparent soundproof walls to their death, the ministry said.
(Yonhap)
