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DoomsdaysCW

A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Protect #Birds From #WindTurbines Gets its Biggest Test Yet

Painting one turbine blade black has shown promise for preventing collisions. Now researchers are seeing if it can work in #Wyoming.

By Kylie Mohr, Summer 2024

"A year ago, a Golden Eagle approaching the Glenrock/Rolling Hills wind farm in Wyoming might have seen a dangerous optical illusion: A turbine’s blades, spinning at more than 150 miles per hour, would appear not as solid objects to be avoided, but as a blur the bird could fly through. Scientists believe this disorienting visual phenomenon, known as motion smear, contributes to the collisions that kill an estimated 140,000 to 679,000 birds per year at #WindFarms in the United States.

"The same eagle soaring over the area’s scrubby sagebrush today will see warning signs. Those once indistinct and innocuous-seeming blurs will present clearly as physical masses, signaling to birds that they should steer clear.

"Such is the hope, anyway, of a study now testing a surprisingly simple tool for making wind farms less hazardous to birds: black paint. This summer, PacifiCorp, which owns the facility, aims to finish painting one blade on each of 36 turbines there. Over the next several years the company and its partners, including the federal government, will keep track of how many eagles and other daytime-flying birds those turbines kill compared to their previous toll and to the remaining 100 or so that have not been painted. Search teams will look for eagle carcasses, while specially trained dogs will sniff out other birds and #bats. 'We’re trying to have as little impact as possible while also trying to provide electricity to customers,' says Jona Whitesides, a spokesperson for PacifiCorp."

Read more:
audubon.org/magazine/surprisin
#SolarPunkSunday #RenewablesNow #ProtectWildlife #FlyingWildlife

Audubon · A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Protect Birds From Wind Turbines Gets its Biggest Test YetBy Kylie Mohr
DoomsdaysCW

6 Ways to Protect #Bats and #Birds From #WindTurbines

By Russell McLendon
Published October 22, 2019

"Wind turbines are an important source of clean, #renewable energy. They're one of the fastest-growing power sources in the U.S., outpacing even natural gas. Unfortunately, they also sometimes kill birds and bats.

"That may sound like an environmental Catch-22, but it doesn't need to be. From new designs and smarter locations to high-tech tracking systems and ultrasonic 'boom boxes,' many American #WindFarms are experimenting with various ways to make their turbines safer for flying #wildlife. "

Read more:
treehugger.com/ways-to-protect
#SolarPunkSunday #RenewablesNow #ProtectWildlife #FlyingWildlife

Treehugger6 Ways to Protect Bats and Birds From Wind TurbinesWind turbines can kill birds and bats, but they don't have to. Here are a few ways to help them coexist.
raresites

TOMORROW - you don't want to miss this!

Join Master 'Eco' Gardener, Sean James, to learn about the ins and outs of creating a beautiful garden that fosters a wide variety of majestic species.

Conversations for Conservation is a monthly speaker series that begins tomorrow. Register today and check out more events at raresites.org/events

#NativeGarden#Sustainability#ClimateAction
Esther Alder🇺🇦

Hey, Minnesota! The MAGA cult is at it again.

Trump’s bootlickers in our state want to gut our gray wolf population by stripping them of endangered species protections. The so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” is just another excuse for reckless killing, all to appease hunters and corporate ag. Science? They don’t care. Conservation? Not their problem.

If your representative supports this, they need to hear from you. Loudly. Call, email, show up—especially if your rep is one of those spineless Trump-worshipping idiots who puts politics over our environment.

Protect Minnesota’s wolves. Fight back.

#SaveOurWolves#Minnesota#GrayWolves
raresites

Protecting our natural spaces is now more important than ever before.

With your help, together we can protect more than 1,500 acres of natural spaces now and for the future while conserving critical habitats and fighting biodiversity loss in our growing urban environment.

Make your gift at raresites.org/donate-now

Your donation of $20 or more will be matched up to $5,000!

#GivingSeason#GiveBacktoNature#Sustainability
Tim 🏳️‍🌈

🚨 Urgent! Ask Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex (EPBC 2021/9013) proposal.

Yes, the world relies on launch capacity and Australia could usefully have its own, but not at the cost of already endangered species. There must be a better site, rather than the first one chosen by a developer.

#ProtectWildlife #WhalersWay #ActNow #SouthAustralia #Australia #AusPol #Birding #Birdlife #Biodiversity

birdlife.org.au/campaign/save-

BirdLife AustraliaSave Whalers Way - BirdLife Australia
Ms. Que Banh

The #Education for #Nature – #Vietnam #ENV, one of the country’s #pioneering social organisations in #wildlife #conservation, has released a 2 minute video clip titled "Chim troi keu cuu" (wild birds cry out for help) to urge the #community to refrain from #WildBird consumption and join #protection efforts.

The clip exposes haunting and cruel moments of the widespread destruction of the feathered animals, giving only a glimpse of the acts prevalent in many localities nationwide.

Vietnam is among the 25 countries with the richest #diversity of wild #birds species globally. However, #poaching and #IllegalTrading pose serious threats to hundreds of #indigenous and #migratory bird species in the country. In localities such as #QuangNinh and #ThaiBinh in the north and #ThuaThien - #Hue in the central region, #poachers employ sophisticated methods including decoys and birdsong mimicking devices to lure the animals, followed by nets, traps, or guns for capture. This rampant hunting seriously jeopardises Vietnam's #biodiversity.

en.vietnamplus.vn/clip-calls-f

Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) · Clip calls for protection of wild birds The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), one of the country’s pioneering social organisations in wildlife conservation, has released a two-minute video clip titled "Chim troi keu cuu" (wild birds cry out for help) to urge the community to refrain from wild bird consumption and join protection efforts.
#AsianMastodon#Vietnamese#TootSEA
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Ms. Que Banh

The #CowichanRiver #estuary is one of the largest & most important in #BritishColumbia. The #watershed drains 90,000 hectares & provides #CriticalHabitat to dozens of #fish species, including #steelhead, #Chinook, #chum, #coho & #PinkSalmon, as well as brown, #cutthroat & #RainbowTrout. But the #Cowichan’s troubles are by no means unique; they are a #CaseStudy for a much larger problem.

#TimberCompanies store #LogBooms all along the #BCcoast, says Jamieson Atkinson, a fish #biologist & program manager for the #Aquatic #Research & #Restoration Centre at #BritishColumbiaConservationFoundation. “It’s shocking.” While #estuaries make up less than 3% of British Columbia’s coast, they provide rich #habitat for 80% of the province’s coastal #wildlife. The #FraserRiver estuary, near #Vancouver on the mainland, supports more than 300 species of #birds & 80 species of fish & #shellfish for at least part of their life cycles.

thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/05/Est

@thetyee

The Tyee · The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Industrial Logs | The TyeeBy Larry Pynn
#BCpoli#environmental#WildFirst
Protect Earth

🌿 Join us in safeguarding our planet! 🌍 Together, let's create a haven for wildlife. 🐾 We're on a mission to raise £30,000 in just 14 days to secure 20 acres of land. Every donation counts! Click the link to learn more and contribute to this vital cause. 🌱💚
crowdfunder.co.uk/.../creating...
#SustainableFuture #ProtectWildlife #SaveOurEarth #PreserveNature #EnvironmentalActivism #LandConservation #ConservationEfforts #EarthGuardians #DonateForChange #LandAcquisition #WildlifeHaven #SaveOurEarth🌎

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My Eyes Are Dim 👓

"Harvest"? 🤮​ @peterdeppisch

If it's livestock we're supposed to be protecting there are better ways, eg

cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-8-prot

While shooting wolves gets rid of them short term, it's no long-term solution unless you kill every wolf, said Engelhart.

"Can you shoot yourself out of a wolf problem? Probably not."

#ProtectWildlife #SaveBCWolves

pacificwild.org/campaign/save-

raincoast.org/wolves/

CBCThis Alberta rancher has been called a 'wolf lover' for using no-kill methods to protect cattle | CBC RadioAlberta ranch manager Joe Engelhart shot his last wolf 19 years ago. Now he’s the focus of a study on how to manage the predators without killing them, while working a 22,000-hectare ranch about 100 kilometres south of Calgary.
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