I live on a farm.  I never understood the claim the more birds are killed by wind farms than by cars or cats. This report confirms that suspicion.



https://reneweconomy.com.au/danish-research-shows-almost-no-birds-die-in-collisi
ons-with-wind-turbines-43335/

“The results confirm that birds are astonishingly good at flying around or over the turbines. This is positive, not only because almost no birds die in collisions, but also because it means that the erection of wind turbines doesn’t need to be in direct conflict with natural areas. This new knowledge should be taken into consideration in connection with the planning of new wind farms.”

The report was carried out and authored by three recognised consultancies, including local professional ornithologists.

The three authors were Jan Drachmann of the Pennen & Sværdet consultancy, who has a Ph.D. in population biology (evolution, ecology and genetics) from Aarhus University; Simon Waagner of Profus Naturrådgivning (PROFUS Nature Advice), a candidatus scientiarum cand.scient graduate from Aarhus University; and Henrik Haaning Nielsen of Avifauna Consult, a professional ornithologist with lengthy resume of work.

Sponsored by Vattenfall, which naturally has a vested interest in the outcome of the report’s findings, the study was carried out partly to prove that the Klim Wind Farm complied with its environmental permit – which stipulates that collisions must not exceed 75% of the current sustainable mortality rates for populations of pink-footed geese and crane.

However, importantly, the findings stand for themselves, as do the credits of the three independent authors who carried out the investigation."

random wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 4:59pm:



Lee will be devastated

Fossil fuels are responsible for far more bird fatalities than solar or wind.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 5:25pm:



LINK?

The Conversation?
" 2009 study using US and European data on bird deaths estimated the number of birds killed per unit of power generated by wind, fossil fuel and nuclear power systems."

But let's actually look at a study.

"In making this case, a number of salient limitations deserve mentioning. This study compares wind energy with nuclear power and fossil fuels but not other sources of electricity such as solar panels or hydroelectric dams. Many of the avian deaths from fossil fuels result indirectly from climate change, whereas those from wind energy and nuclear power are more direct from collisions with equipment (wind turbines and nuclear cooling towers) and contamination of land and water (uranium mines and enrichment facilities). "

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1943815X.2012.746993

Climate change kills birds because they can't move.

BTW- The study referred to by TC is entitles - "Contextualizing avian mortality: A preliminary appraisal of bird and bat fatalities from wind, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricity"

With the usual plea for more money.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 6:22pm:



Nope.  Fossil fuels are estimated to cause more deaths. 

Reckon Pollution (The Venutian Curse) kills more birds and everything than what's on that graph.
Reckon Warfare (The Martian Curse) kills more birds and everything than what's on that graph.

...Reckon Humans (The Gaean Curse) kills more birds and everything than what's on that graph.

lee wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 6:33pm:


That's merely an opinion.

You know about opinions and arseholes?