Bird fatalities drop by 72% when one rotor of wind turbine is painted black.#windturbines #greenenergy #birdshttps://www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-norwegian-island-black-turbine-blade-white-tailed-eagles/29212/
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@Barbramon1 @Clutha Exactly! Opponents of wind power cite bird deaths, but a thousand times more birds are killed by house cats. And a similar huge number die from striking building windows.
So while I’m all in favour of any way to mitigate bird deaths, those who cite these deaths as a reason to oppose wind power are being disingenuous.
@michaelgemar @Barbramon1 @Clutha I guess the building windows issue is even increasing with the fad of having whole walls be mostly glass?
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@clickhere @Clutha I found the US figure of approximately one billion deaths with a simple search. There seems to be plenty of evidence from many sources. I have been reading about it for 20 years or more.
I have kept my cats indoors since the 80s to protect them. Saving birds is a big dividend.@clickhere @Clutha
Here is one example of an article from a reliable source. Their figures are much higher than what I initially posted. It seems very difficult to pin down an estimate, but there are a huge number of cat related deaths. https://abcbirds.org/solutions/keep-cats-indoors/ -
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