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Assessing Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Nocturnally Active Birds and Bats: A Guidance Document
October, 2007
by Thomas H. Kunz et.al. Journal of Wildlife Management
This important collaborative document describes the current research on wind energy and the assessment of impacts on nocturnally active birds and bats.
Chilling Statistics - Birds / Windfarms - A Compilation Of Bird Mortality Reports.
2006
by iberica2000.org
This compilation of scientific reports provides compelling evidence of significant bird mortality at windfarms. Its cumulative effect with other causes of bird deaths may bring many species to extinction - especially as captivity-bred specimens will be lacking turbine-free habitats where they can be released safely.
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Impact on Birds|
USA]
Position Statement on Wind Farms and Birds
December 9, 2005
by BirdLife Birds and Habitats Directive Task Force
This BirdLife Position Statement focuses on the EU and its relevant legislative instruments, but it could be applied in all countries that are signatories to the Bern Convention too, as the underlying principles are just as relevant. Therefore, BirdLife Partners in the respective countries will be invited to adopt this position.
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Impact on Birds]