We’re asking them to change their minds and do the right thing. The Vikings recently approved spending millions and millions of additional dollars to make sure the stadium is ‘iconic’ - surely they also want to make sure it’s not a death trap. Hundreds of millions of dollars of public money is going to build this stadium, and we know the people of Minnesota do not want their money killing birds. It will also be a death trap for birds, according to Audubon Minnesota executive director Matthew Anderson: We're talking about a billion dollar stadium here, and the cost to save perhaps thousands of migratory birds - and make the Vikings a global leader in green stadium design - is about one-tenth of one percent of that.
The stadium will certainly be a sight to behold. According to the Audubon Society, the stadium will feature nearly 200,000 square feet of glass, which is a lot. The stadium is going to be a towering, gleaming structure with glass walls and even a glass roof. In fact, it may just be the most beautiful football stadium in America come 2016. Now, it's not like the new football stadium isn't going to be aesthetically pleasing. According to the Minnesota's Audubon Society, the new Minnesota Vikings stadium may kill thousands of birds when it opens, all because of its nifty glass design. But there are some Minnesota residents - namely, those with feathers and wings - who may be less than thrilled about it. Minnesota Vikings fans are ecstatic about their new football stadium, which is slated to open in 2016.