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New study examines effect of artificial light at night in protected areas

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New study examines effect of artificial light at night in protected areas

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Mongabay India reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Mongabay India, which released it. In protected areas, artificial light at night can affect wildlife in several ways, potentially changing where animals live and move, how they navigate, their reproductive behaviour and interactions between predators and prey. A new study examines how artificial light at night (ALAN), including the diffuse glow produced when artificial light scatters in the atmosphere, affects […] Original link: https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/new-study-examines-effect-of-artificial-light-at-night-in-protected-areas/

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