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Birds and wind turbines: a collection of research
Author: Various
Visual fields, foraging and collision vulnerability in gulls (Laridae) Ibis (2025), 167, 386–396. doi:10.1111/ibi.13360 Jennifer C. Cantlay, Graham R. Martin, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK Steven J. Portugal, The Natural History Museum, Tring, and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK Visual field configurations can render some species more vulnerable to collisions with human artefacts that extend into open airspace, such as power lines and wind turbines. Visual fields have three main components: . . .
More »Golden Eagles in Karatau and the Chu-Ili Mountains (Kazakhstan) and Assessment of Risks to Its Populations from Developing Wind Energy
Author: Karyakin, Igor; et al.
Abstract The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is the largest eagle in Kazakhstan, breeding in almost all mountainous and forested areas of the country. In Karatau and the Chu-Ili Mountains, there are two large breeding groups of this species, which have been threatened by the development of a network of windpower plants (WPPs) since 2021, because both of these breeding groups are concentrated in powerful wind corridors that are promising for wind energy generation. We modelled the distribution of the Golden . . .
More »Lotus Creek wind development, Central Queensland
Author: Rainforest Reserves Australia
Status: Approved in revised form in November 2022 by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek after being rejected in 2020 by then Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Proponent: Vestas (onsold from Ark Energy) Project Description: 55 wind turbines and infrastructure, located at Lotus Creek, inland near St Lawrence, Central Qld. Project Area: 3044.9 hectares Some of the threatened wildlife impacted: A critical Koala population live here. Koalas were found to be present in all suitable habitat within the Site Boundary, with . . .
More »Kaban wind – from eucalypt woodland to industrial site
Author: Rainforest Reserves Australia
Windpower development located in Kaban, near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. This is Jirrbal Country. Now 28 wind turbines are being installed on critical habitat here at great distress to some Jirrbal Elders. The hurt over what has been done at Kaban is significant – it is an ongoing weeping wound to many.
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