Wind Farms Little Threat To Most Bird Species, New Study Says

Yale Environment 360: A new study has found that wind farms do not have long-term detrimental effects on most bird species, but that populations of some species can decline during site construction. In a long-term analysis of breeding and population trends for 10 bird species at 18 wind farms across the UK, a team of conservationists found that most species were able to co-exist with the wind turbines. They found, however, that population densities for three species living near wind farms -- snipe, curlew, and red grouse...

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