The fatalities to birds from turbines is miniscule compared to that from cats, to say nothing of tall buildings and chemical agriculture. The Danish offshore wind farms’ service platforms are a favorite nesting site for gulls and cormorants, while most other birds consider them to be a single unit and simply fly around the whole array.
rush.dianaYawn? Wake up and check the actual figures. Cats exceed skyscrapers, hunters, and raptors combined. Wind powered energy devices are beat lower only by balls in actual sporting events (single digits).
Baba27 almost 9 years ago
What about bats though?
Olddog1 almost 9 years ago
Tell that to Boone Pickens. He want turbines covering the prairies.
crookedwolf Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Bats? At least they fly low..
Sweetaddietude Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Can’t exactly count wind turbines. They’re grounded and stationary. Might as well include windmills then.
skyriderwest almost 9 years ago
Butterflies? Actually, pretty much all winged insects??
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
The fatalities to birds from turbines is miniscule compared to that from cats, to say nothing of tall buildings and chemical agriculture. The Danish offshore wind farms’ service platforms are a favorite nesting site for gulls and cormorants, while most other birds consider them to be a single unit and simply fly around the whole array.
rush.diana almost 9 years ago
Yeah, blame the cats. /yawn
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
rush.dianaYawn? Wake up and check the actual figures. Cats exceed skyscrapers, hunters, and raptors combined. Wind powered energy devices are beat lower only by balls in actual sporting events (single digits).