First assessment on the influence of wind farms and high-voltage networks on ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps migration in Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Pedrana, Julieta, Gorosabel, Antonella, Pütz, Klemens, Bernad, Lucía
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2023
• Subjects: Migración Animal; Parque Eólico; Riesgo; Animal Migration; Wind Farms; Risk; Cauquén Colorado; Chloephaga rubidiceps; Región Patagónica; Patagonia; Argentina; Julieta; Balcarce; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19540; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-023-03153-5; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03153-5

Ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps has a migratory population that overwinters mainly in the Pampas region, Argentina, and breeds in Southern Patagonia. This population has decreased considerably, with less than 800 individuals remaining to date. We conducted the first assessment on the influe...