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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. But how can we protect animals from drones in the hands of irresponsible pilots ? Image © Womackke.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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When I came here for the first time in 2014, I stayed at the Limneo B&B in the Chrisochorafa Village and met its owner, Nikos Gallios. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. What should I expect?

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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A 2014 Smithsonian study concluded that collisions likely kill 365 million to 1 billion birds annually in the U.S., They believe the number is closer to one billion because since 2014 there has been a steady increase in buildings of glass and because they think bird carcasses are undercounted. ** [link].