Conservationists are raising concerns as the City of Winnipeg considers walking back a development bylaw designed to help save birds from fatal window strikes, less than a year after the rules came into effect.

The City of Winnipeg says it will hold a public hearing Dec. 18 to consider "deleting" the bird-friendly window requirements for a mix of builds along major corridors and near malls.

"I'm kind of ... shocked," said Kevin Fraser, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Manitoba who focuses on bird migration and ecology.

"[It's] a backwards move for birds."

The city published a notice in the Winnipeg Free Press on Nov. 27 outlining proposed amendments to "Schedule AB Malls and Corridors zoning bylaw 200/2006."

Changes on the table include dropping t

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