Eagle Flight Behavior and Risk from Wind Energy

Wind power is a fast-growing industry with broad potential to impact flying wildlife. Understanding these impacts is critical to developing effective strategies and recommendations for siting turbines and for mitigating impacts to animals. We tracked ~80 Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in eastern No...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Todd Katzner, Tricia A. Miller, Adam E. Duerr, Melissa A. Braham, Michael Lanzone, David Brandes, Jeff Cooper
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: LLC Sibecocenter 2018
Subjects:
birds of prey
golden eagle
aquila chrysaetos
windfarms
General. Including nature conservation
geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Zoology
QL1-991
Aquila chrysaetos
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b9be30e0e55c4d4f930fddd0a0c4dfb8
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Summary:Wind power is a fast-growing industry with broad potential to impact flying wildlife. Understanding these impacts is critical to developing effective strategies and recommendations for siting turbines and for mitigating impacts to animals. We tracked ~80 Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in eastern North America with GPS-GSM telemetry systems. The fast data collection frequency we used allowed us to understand details of flight behavior and thus risk to birds from wind turbines along migration routes and on wintering grounds.

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