Zen Wind Curtains are a Simple Way to Save Birds
Make your own or buy Acopian BirdSavers
- Elegant solution to the major problem of bird window strike kills.
- Simple design.
- Aesthetically pleasing.
- And it works!
(a.k.a. Zen Wind Curtains)
"Forget about the fact that they save birds. They just look cool."
in your Nature Center or school so everyone will know about this easy, elegant technique to prevent birds from dying at windows.
Put Acopian BirdSavers on Your Killer Windows.
Some quick and simple measurements are all that are needed for you to order custom hand-made, cool looking Acopian BirdSavers for your windows! Or use our simple instructions to make DIY BirdSavers yourself.
"Acopian BirdSavers offer a practical and effective way to reduce window kills. I recommend them wholeheartedly."
-- Keith L. Bildstein, Ph.D.
Professional Ornithologist and Conservationist
A Simple Way to Save Birds!
When people think of bird mortality they usually think of cats, wind turbines, and pesticide poisoning, among other causes. In fact, in North America the largest number of birds are killed each year by glass!
Listen to BirdSavers on the radio:
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Scientific paper downloads about Acopian BirdSavers (PDF):
- "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Select Visual Signals to Prevent Bird-window Collisions" that appears in the June 2013 issue of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology published by the Wilson Ornithological Society.
- "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Acopian BirdSavers to Deter or Prevent Bird-Glass Collisions" by Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr.
Acopian BirdSavers can be used to comply with the "LEED Credit Pilot 55 - Bird Collision Deterrence".
in your Nature Center or school so everyone will know about this easy, elegant technique to prevent birds from dying at windows.
