Tag: Renewable Energy

Wildlife conservationists and renewable energy proponents may share large-scale environmental goals, but they are butting heads over the fate of the California desert, The Washington Post reports. In collaboration with...

While several studies have highlighted the direct impact of renewable energy infrastructure on North American birds — think birds colliding with turbines, for instance — researchers don’t know as much...

Genetic and isotope detective work is revealing the mysteries of where some of the bat species most often killed by wind turbines come from. “These are an enigmatic species,” said...

Rehabilitation may be a potential form of mitigation for the threats wind farms pose to migratory birds, according to research presented at The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference in Winnipeg. “Wind farms...

Breaking the barriers for salmon may lead quickly to a healthier bird population, at least as far as dam removal is concerned. Recent research examined the effect that removing a...

White-nose syndrome (WNS) and wind turbines have killed the largest number of bats in the world since 2000, according to a new study. “Many of the 1,300 species of bats...

Hydroelectric dams bring massive consequences in terms of biodiversity loss, according to a new study tracking the results of a dam constructed in the Brazilian Amazon. “Previous studies have shown...

Offshore wind turbine construction may be too loud for seals to handle, according to new research. Researchers attached GPS devices to 24 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in 2012 while offshore...