Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa

JG Gauld, JP Silva, PW Atkinson… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wind turbines and power lines can cause bird mortality due to collision or electrocution. The
biodiversity impacts of energy infrastructure (EI) can be minimised through effective …

Variation in electrocution rate and demographic composition of Saker Falcons electrocuted at power lines in Mongolia

A Dixon, N Batbayar, B Bold… - Journal of Raptor …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
We examined variation in the number and demographic composition of electrocuted Saker
Falcons (Falco cherrug) in Mongolia. We found 1721 electrocuted Saker Falcons during our …

Canopy bridges: preventing and mitigating anthropogenic impacts on mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata palliata) in Costa Rica

IA Rojas, T Gregory - Folia Primatologica, 2022 - brill.com
Increasing levels of anthropogenic modification, degradation, and fragmentation of arboreal
mammal habitats substantially influence wildlife movement and behavior. In Costa Rica …

Risk of bird electrocution in power lines: a framework for prioritizing species and areas for conservation and impact mitigation

LD Biasotto, F Moreira, GA Bencke… - Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocution on power lines is an important human‐related cause of bird mortality and an
important conservation issue worldwide. Besides impacts on bird populations, electrocutions …

[图书][B] The kestrel: ecology, behaviour and conservation of an open-land predator

D Costantini, G Dell'Omo - 2020 - books.google.com
Widespread across open lands and cities of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the common kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus) is one of the most abundant and studied birds of prey. This book brings …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the susceptibility of raptor species to electrocution: A framework for Kenya

PM Ngila, D Chiawo, MA Owuor, VO Wasonga… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing countries are witnessing rapid expansion of electrical infrastructure to meet
increasing energy demands, prompting a critical need to assess the potential impact on …

Importance of power pole selection when retrofitting for eagle compensatory mitigation

EK Mojica, DT Eccleston… - Journal of Fish and …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract In the United States, the bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus and golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos are managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure the species …

Can an avian electrocution risk model from California guide retrofitting throughout the western United States?

JF Dwyer, EK Mojica - Journal of Fish and Wildlife …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
A previously published model of avian electrocution risk, the “2014 model,” compared power
poles that electrocuted birds (electrocution poles; including 21 golden eagle Aquila …

[HTML][HTML] Epoxy Coating as a Novel Method to Prevent Avian Electrocutions and Electrical Faults on Distribution Pylons with Grounded Steel Crossarms

M Kolnegari, AA Basiri, M Hazrati, A Gaunin, JF Dwyer - Birds, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Electrocutions on power lines are killing birds world-wide and causing
population-level effects in some species. Distribution pylons constructed of grounded …

Avian-power line interactions in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia: are mitigation actions effective?

A Orihuela-Torres, JM Pérez-García, Z Morales-Reyes… - Avian Research, 2021 - Springer
Background Electrocution and collisions on power lines are among the leading causes of
non-natural mortality for birds. Power lines are exponentially increasing, particularly in …