The Trouble with Turbines
When the biologists weren’t looking up at the sky, they were scouring the ground for carcasses of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), Spanish imperial eagles (Aquila adalberti) and other species. The Spanish Ornithological Society in Madrid estimates that Spain’s 18,000 wind turbines may be killing 6 million to 18 million birds and bats annually. “A blade […]
Wednesday June 20th, 2012 in , bird killing, California condors, Endangered, Endangered Species Act, green energy issues, griffon vultures, Migratory Birds, Spanish imperial eagles, Spanish Ornithological Society in Madrid, Studies, US Fish and Wildlife Service, whooping cranes, Wind Farms | Comments Off on The Trouble with Turbines