Tag: wind turbines

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...

Offshore wind turbines likely affect some of the same migratory bat species impacted by wind farms on land. According to recent research, many of these strong-flying bats often use offshore...

Whooping cranes avoid wind turbines during migration, according to a recent study. Researchers monitored 57 whooping cranes (Grus americana) between 2010 and 2016 using radio-telemetry devices. The number of wind turbines...

Detection devices using cameras and artificial intelligence algorithms can reduce eagle deaths around wind farms. “If [the device] calculates that the eagle is at risk of collision, it’ll shut down...

Most studies on the effects of wind turbines on wildlife focus on bats and birds, but researchers wondered how pronghorn may be affected. In a contributed oral presentation at the...

Detecting wildlife deaths at wind turbines isn’t an easy job. Researcher Shawn Smallwood had been at it for 20 years, and he felt humans missed so many carcasses, detection dogs...

The sound of wind turbines doesn’t put a damper on the nearby mating rituals of greater prairie-chickens in Nebraska. “In terms of what’s happening in that lek, it may not...

Wind energy is one way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it can also impact wildlife. A new report, “Impacts to Wildlife of Wing Energy Sting and Operation in the...

Could whistles deter bats from hitting wind turbines? Could loudspeakers keep eagles away? Those were two of the techniques proposed at the 177th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America...

Prey species such as tiger moths (Arctia caja) often use acoustics to deter approaching bats. But can people do the same thing? Sara Weaver, a doctoral candidate at Texas State...