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April 7, 2022, 3:52 AM MST / Source: Associated Press
By The Associated Press
EXCERPT:
BILLINGS, Mont. — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states, federal prosecutors said.
SOURCE:
Bird Calls Blog
How Many Birds Are Killed by Wind Turbines?
January 26, 2021 · Joel Merriman
EXCERPT:
As noted above, our projections leave little doubt that the annual toll in birds lost to U.S. wind turbines is at least more than half a million, and a similarly conservative estimate would put that number at nearly 700,000 birds. There is a case to be made that the number could exceed 1 million. And for multiple reasons stated above, these are all likely to be under-estimates.
SOURCE:
https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality/
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EXCERPT:
In a 2014 study, researchers estimated that 25.5 million birds are killed each year due to collisions with powerlines, and another 5.6 million are killed by electrocutions. Therefore, powerlines built exclusively to connect new wind facilities to the existing energy grid result in additional bird mortalities that should be factored in to the total toll in birds associated with wind energy development.
SOURCE:
https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality/