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The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is expected to announce later this month a study on whether the glass on the new Vikings stadium is 


Conservationists have raised concerns that a great number of birds will be killed when they try to fly through the stadium's glass walls. Stadium officials so far have been unwilling to add a coating to make the glass more visible to birds. 


Christine Sheppard, a bird collisions campaign manager for the American Bird Conservancy, discusses how a study could be set up.

Cathy Wurzer

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The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is expected to announce later this month a study on whether the glass on the new Vikings stadium is harmful to birds.

Later this month, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is expected to announce how it will measure the number of birds that die after colliding with the glass panels which are part of the new US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Conservationists have raised concerns that a great number of birds will be killed after they try to fly through the glass. Stadium officials so far have been unwilling to add a coating to make the glass more visible to birds. Joining me now with more on how you set up this kind of study is Christine Sheppard. She is the Bird Collisions Campaign Manager for the American Bird Conservancy.

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