GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
International audience The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, he...
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ftsorbonneuniv:oai:HAL:hal-03451261v1 2024-01-14T10:06:38+01:00 GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew Jiguet, Frédéric Schwemmer, Philipp Rousseau, Pierre Bocher, Pierrick Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021-11 https://hal.science/hal-03451261 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036 hal-03451261 https://hal.science/hal-03451261 doi:10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036 ISSN: 2666-9374 Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments https://hal.science/hal-03451261 Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, 2021, 1, pp.100036. ⟨10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036⟩ Endangered species GPS tracking Non-lethal impact Numenius arquata Renewable energy Wind farm [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftsorbonneuniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036 2023-12-19T23:47:53Z International audience The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. We report a case of a GPS-tagged individual which track revealed an unusual stopover at the bottom of a wind turbine along its migration route. The curlew rested hours in an unfavourable environment before moving to the adjacent coastal shore, then completed its migration journey the next day. In previous studies, GPS-tags helped to identify death casualties at wind farms, but to our knowledge this is the first detailed report of a non-lethal injury of a tagged animal by a wind turbine, probably by the vortex of rotors. This case alerts on the further potential impacts of wind farm development close to breeding, wintering and stopover sites frequented by Eurasian curlews and other birds. Any wind farm development project should consider the opportunity to avoid, reduce or compensate potential lethal and non-lethal impacts on wildlife. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata HAL Sorbonne Université Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments 1 100036 |
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International audience The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. We report a case of a GPS-tagged individual which track revealed an unusual stopover at the bottom of a wind turbine along its migration route. The curlew rested hours in an unfavourable environment before moving to the adjacent coastal shore, then completed its migration journey the next day. In previous studies, GPS-tags helped to identify death casualties at wind farms, but to our knowledge this is the first detailed report of a non-lethal injury of a tagged animal by a wind turbine, probably by the vortex of rotors. This case alerts on the further potential impacts of wind farm development close to breeding, wintering and stopover sites frequented by Eurasian curlews and other birds. Any wind farm development project should consider the opportunity to avoid, reduce or compensate potential lethal and non-lethal impacts on wildlife. |
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Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew |
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew |
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew |
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew |
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew |
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gps tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: evidence from a gps-tagged eurasian curlew |
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