New U.S. Rule Extends Length of Eagle-Death Permits for Wind Farms
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2013
As mentioned earlier in these pages , wind farms and eagles don’t always go well together—the birds, which often scan the ground for prey instead of looking straight ahead while they’re flying, thus don’t see wind turbines until it’s too late. It’s not just eagles, either; other bird and bat species also fall victim to the turbines.)
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