Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 12, 2015

Vulnerable Grassland Birds Abandon Mating Sites Near Wind Turbines

ScienceDaily reports

Shifting to renewable energy sources has been widely touted as one of the best ways to fight climate change, but even renewable energy can have a downside, as in the case of wind turbines’ effects on bird populations. In a new paper, a group of researchers demonstrate the impact that one wind energy development in Kansas has had on Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) breeding in the area.

Read full story at  Vulnerable grassland birds abandon mating sites near wind turbines — ScienceDaily.


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