Vikings New Stadium Roof And Birds

While this is a massive source of human caused bird mortality trailing only free roaming cats and habitat loss there is good news.

Vikings new stadium roof and birds.

The new vikings stadium with all its glass and the world s largest transparent ethylene tetraflouroethylene etfe roof is designed to give spectators the feeling of being outdoors while still enjoying a climate controlled environment. The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen a wobbly paper thin surface that could be used as a cutting board. Bryan lenz november 08 2019. Each year in the united states window collisions kill up to 1 billion birds.

Humphrey metrodome the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the minnesota vikings nfl. But there are some minnesota residents namely those with feathers and wings who may. Minnesota vikings stadium is bad for birds but it s not too late for a solution. The vikings played at the metrodome from 1982 until its closure in.

The minnesota vikings new football stadium with its sharply tapering facade glowing plastic roof humongous hinged doors and glimmering glass walls is a beautiful example of contemporary. But that s still better than what it may do to. It also hosts early season college baseball games of the university of minnesota golden gophers. Minnesota vikings fans are ecstatic about their new football stadium which is slated to open in 2016.

The new vikings stadium will resemble in many respects a gigantic terrarium with plenty of glass under which humans will be potentially baking. They would call. But the audubon society and other bird advocates have been upset that the vikings and the minnesota sports. Activists concerned about the effect the minnesota vikings new stadium will have on migratory birds say a proposed skyway for the stadium will also be dangerous reports the star tribune.

Birds flying close to the new stadium are unable to tell the difference between what is glass and what is the great blue yonder causing them to fly beak first into the arena s walls. One of the more distinguishing features of the new vikings stadium set to open in 2016 is the huge glass exterior.