This project not ONLY will be to alter the environment where they construct the turbines, there is no adequate road to the site and no existing electricity infrastructure. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center document: "Most of these facilities tie into existing electricity transmission infrastructure and require service roads and … Continue reading Habitat Changes, In Turn,Influence The Health Of Wildlife Populations
Wind Turbines On The Great Lakes Threaten Migratory Birds
Study Shows that Wind-Energy should not be placed within 10 miles of the Great Lakes. Bats Also at Risk, New Radar Study Says. (Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2016) A radar study released last month by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) provides stark evidence that wind turbines on the Great Lakes pose an unacceptably high risk to … Continue reading Wind Turbines On The Great Lakes Threaten Migratory Birds
ABCbirds Wind Energy And Birds FAQ
Wind Energy And Birds FAQ — Part 1: Understanding The Threats By Michael Hutchins April 08, 2017 Michael Hutchins, Director of ABC's Bird-Smart Wind Energy Campaign, answers some of the more frequently asked questions about threats: How does wind energy threaten birds? What bird species are most threatened? How does the threat of wind energy compare to that … Continue reading ABCbirds Wind Energy And Birds FAQ
Impacts of Industrial Wind Development on Wildlife and Ridgeline Habitat
PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT Wildlife Biologists and Natural Resource Managers are expressing their growing concerns regarding large scale wind development and its impacts to sensitive mountain habitats. High elevation habitats are a scarce resource in the Northeast. My name is Will Staats and I live in the Northeast Kingdom town of Victory, Vermont. make my … Continue reading Impacts of Industrial Wind Development on Wildlife and Ridgeline Habitat
Lake Erie Proposed turbines threat to birds and public boating and fishing territory.
Opposition cites Kirtland’s Warblers in the area, The proposed project in the Hurons will be directly adjacent to known breeding areas for one of the world's rarest birds . . . the Kirtland's warbler. Important Bird Areas: Peshekee Highlands LTA More wind turbines coming? October 29, 2017 | John Hageman | sanduskyregister.com The Ohio Power … Continue reading Lake Erie Proposed turbines threat to birds and public boating and fishing territory.
80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm’s operation.
At the Gordonbush wind farm in Sutherland, in a study done by the RSPB funded by SSE, in 2016, it was found that there had been an 80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm's operation. Study reveals that wind farm led to reduction in number of breeding … Continue reading 80% decline in golden plover numbers within the first two years of the wind farm’s operation.
Will Wind Turbines Ever Be Safe For Birds? |Audobon
Sure, it’s green energy—but it also results in hundreds of thousands of bird deaths each year. Emma Bryce | March 16, 2016 | Audubon In 2010 David Newstead, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field biologist, visited the Gulf shoreline of Laguna Madre, Texas, to survey skimmers, terns, and egrets. But it was a flock … Continue reading Will Wind Turbines Ever Be Safe For Birds? |Audobon
Windfarms kill 10-20 times more than previously thought
Save the Eagles International Wind turbines are actually slaughtering millions of birds and bats annually By chance (if you believe in coincidences), a timely government study claims wind farms will kill “only” 1.4 million birds yearly by 2030. This new report is just one of many, financed with taxpayers’ money, aimed at convincing the public … Continue reading Windfarms kill 10-20 times more than previously thought
Sycamore, Il – Wildlife center rehabs juvenile eagle struck by wind turbine.
Sycamore's Oaken Acres Wildlife Center gives eagle 2nd chance at life By DREW ZIMMERMAN March 19, 2018 | Daily Chronicle SYCAMORE – A couple from Lee County called Oaken Acres Wildlife Center in January to report an injured bird of prey on their property, which they thought to be a young bald eagle. When Oaken Acres staff … Continue reading Sycamore, Il – Wildlife center rehabs juvenile eagle struck by wind turbine.
Save The Huron Mountains 