October 1, 2006
Wildlife

Monopole Wind Turbine Towers Are Not Safer for Birds

Smallwood, K. Shawn

The claim is often made that monopole wind turbine towers are safer for birds than lattice tower since they lack perching sites. However two recently published peer reviewed studies have found this wishful thinking to be without merit …

Download original document: “Monopole Wind Turbine Towers are Not Safer for Birds [1]


URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/monopole-wind-turbine-towers-are-not-safer-for-birds/


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[1] Monopole Wind Turbine Towers are Not Safer for Birds: https://docs.wind-watch.org/monopolebirdsafemyth_web.pdf