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6. More than 80 percent of the world and more than 99 percent of the U.S. and European
populations live under light-polluted skies.
7. The Milky Way is hidden from more than one-third of humankind, including 60 percent of
Europeans and nearly 80 percent of North Americans.
8. The most light-polluted country on the planet is Singapore, where the entire population lives
under “skies so bright that the eye cannot fully dark-adapt to night vision.”
9. Inhabitants of San Marino, Kuwait, Qatar, and Malta can no longer see the Milky Way.
10. The largest swaths of land without Milky Way visibility include the
Belgium/Netherlands/Germany transnational region, the Padana plain in northern Italy, and
the Boston to Washington expanse. Other large areas where the Milky Way has been lost are
the London to Liverpool/Leeds region in England, and regions surrounding Beijing and Hong
Kong in China and Taiwan
11. If you live in or near Paris, to find the closest place with a large area without light pollution
you would have to travel over 500 miles to Corsica, Central Scotland, or Cuenca province,
Spain. If you live in Neuchâtel, Switzerland you’d have to travel 845 miles to northwestern
Scotland, Algeria, or Ukraine to find pristine nighttime skies.
12. The countries with the least amount of people affected by light pollution are Chad, Central
African Republic, and Madagascar, with more than three-quarters of their inhabitants living
under pristine sky conditions.

Educational activities

Wildlife Workbook (includes games or activities about wildlife and light pollution)

• Workbook for ages 5-9
• Workbook for ages 6-12

Individual Activities and Games from the Wildlife Workbooks

Ages 5-9

• Animals of the Night Word Search
• Lost Moth Dot to Dot
• Save_the_Stars_Ages 4-8

Ages 5-12
• Owl Coloring page
• Sleep Tight Maze
• Turtle Maze
Ages 6-12

• Light Pollution and Wildlife Crossword Puzzle
• Wildlife_Word_Search

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.
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