Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment

CB Thaxter, GM Buchanan, J Carr… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mitigation of anthropogenic climate change involves deployments of renewable energy
worldwide, including wind farms, which can pose a significant collision risk to volant …

Age‐specific survival rates, causes of death, and allowable take of golden eagles in the western U nited S tates

BA Millsap, GS Zimmerman, WL Kendall… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the United States, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits take of
golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) unless authorized by permit, and stipulates that all …

How to hierarchise species to determine priorities for conservation action? A critical analysis

M Le Berre, V Noble, M Pires, F Médail… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Hierarchisation and prioritisation methods represent a crucial step to determine priorities
and implement actions in conservation biology: they are required to determine how to …

Modelling risks posed by wind turbines and power lines to soaring birds: the black stork (Ciconia nigra) in Italy as a case study

S Smeraldo, L Bosso, M Fraissinet, L Bordignon… - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
Recent growth of investments in wind energy and power industries has increased concerns
about the associated adverse impacts on wildlife. In particular, flying vertebrates are …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle impacts of wind energy development on bird diversity in Norway

R May, CR Jackson, H Middel, BG Stokke… - Environmental Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
While wind energy remains a preferred source of renewable energy, understanding the full
spectrum of impacts are vital to balance climate-related benefits against their costs to …

[HTML][HTML] Significant decline of Griffon Vulture collision mortality in wind farms during 13-year of a selective turbine stopping protocol

M Ferrer, A Alloing, R Baumbush… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Avian mortality is one of the most negative impacts of wind energy. Consequently,
techniques that effectively reduce avian collision rates are necessary. One of such method is …

Windfarm collisions in medium‐sized raptors: even increasing populations can suffer strong demographic impacts

O Duriez, P Pilard, N Saulnier, P Boudarel… - Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of bird mortality by collision on windfarms has often been evaluated at the
individual level, but rarely at the population level. The Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni is an …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic mortality threatens the survival of Canarian houbara bustards

JC Alonso, I Abril-Colón, A Ucero, C Palacín - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Anthropogenic mortality is a major cause of global mortality in terrestrial vertebrates.
Quantifying its impact on the dynamics of threatened species is essential to improve their …

Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: Insights from lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies

CB Thaxter, VH Ross‐Smith, W Bouten… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wind energy generation has become an important means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels
and mitigate against human‐induced climate change, but could also represent a significant …

On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa

V Perold, S Ralston-Paton, P Ryan - Ostrich, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Wind energy is a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuel-derived energy sources, but
many birds are at risk from collisions with wind turbines. We summarise the diversity of birds …