# Effect of fireworks on wildlife

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-fireworks-on-wildlife/836546 "2019-07-05T01:59:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-fireworks-on-wildlife/836546/1 "2019-07-05T01:59:12Z")

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Are there any studies on how all the noise and debris effect wildlife?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-fireworks-on-wildlife/836546/2 "2019-07-05T02:26:39Z")

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Yes, they don’t like it.

[https://www.wideopenspaces.com/fireworks-wildlife/](https://www.wideopenspaces.com/fireworks-wildlife/)  
[https://www.westsoundwildlife.org/wildlife/Coexisting/CO\_Fireworks.html](https://www.westsoundwildlife.org/wildlife/Coexisting/CO_Fireworks.html)

> **[This 4th Of July, Think Of Your Feathered Friends As You Plan For Fireworks](https://www.npr.org/2019/06/29/737001802/this-4th-of-july-think-of-your-feathered-friends-as-you-plan-for-fireworks)**
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> When fireworks go off in the vicinity of birds, the results can be fatal. Stick to commercial shows, experts say.