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Title informationEffects of Wind Farms on BirdsSeries: NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT SERIES 139 Nature and Environment, No. 139 RHW Langston and JD Pullan
89 pages, tabs.Council of Europe
The report analyses the literature into the effects of windfarms on birds and suggests some guidance for assessing their impact and the precautions to be taken when selecting sites. The location selected for windfarms is of vital importance. The main potential hazards for birds are disturbance, leading to their exclusion from an area or barring their movement; death by collision; and loss of or damage to their habitat due to the turbines and their infrastructure. related organisations include: Barn Owl Trust BirdLife International British Ornithologists' Union Ornithological Society of the Middle East Raptor Research Foundation Royal Society for the Protection of Birds If you are involved in a scientific, conservation or environmental organisation and would like to be listed, please see our NHBS-Xchange information page. |
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