Community science can steer wind farms away from eagles
As wind energy increases in the United States, researchers are looking for ways to protect birds that are at risk of dying from striking wind turbines. One way is ...
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TWS2020: Pronghorn responses to wind turbines vary
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 ...
Report examines wind energy impact on wildlife
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 ...
Student Presentation: Using acoustics to deter bats from wind turbines
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 ...
USFWS to issue uncommon eagle take permit for wind project
For only the second time in history, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will issue a five-year take permit to an energy company after finding that the company’s ...
Tortoise advocates and solar farms compete for desert land
Wildlife conservationists and renewable energy proponents may share large-scale environmental goals, but they are butting heads over the fate of the California ...
JWM Study: Making better predictions of eagle fatalities
To help conserve eagles and help make developers more aware of the effects of wind energy facilities on the birds, researchers recently helped update a model to ...
TWS 2015 student poster winner: Windfarms and wildlife
Rehabilitation may be a potential form of mitigation for the threats wind farms pose to migratory birds, according to research presented at The Wildlife ...
Mortality Survey Shows Leading Causes of Bat Deaths
White-nose syndrome (WNS) and wind turbines have killed the largest number of bats in the world since 2000, according to a new study. Little brown bats in a NY ...
Federal Court Overturns FWS’s 30-year Eagle Take Rule
A U.S. district court in California ruled this month that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) failed to comply with the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) ...