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Mongabay reports

• A new study suggests a way to stop seabirds from colliding with wind turbines: painting a black-and-white pattern on all three blades and the pylon to produce a flickering effect.
• This strategy has yet to be tested or implemented, but experts believe it has promise and would create its desired effect.
• However, getting approval for painting wind turbines can be difficult, and this mitigation strategy might generate the unintended effect of displacing seabirds, one expert says.
• It’s estimated that wind turbines kill thousands of birds in the U.K. alone.

Read more at  What’s black and white and spins? Wind turbines that don’t kill birds