Protecting wildlife from human activity
People Fixing the World
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Protecting Birds from Wind Turbines with Bird Radars
The chapter delves into the potential dangers wind farms pose to birds and explores the implementation of bird radar systems near a wind farm in Finland to prevent bird strikes. Efforts to safeguard endangered bird species like the Baltic gull and white-tailed sea eagle from colliding with turbines by automatically shutting down turbines when birds are detected are discussed, underscoring the balance between renewable energy production and wildlife conservation.
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