Wind energy development contributes substantially to achieve climate protection goals.
Unintended side effects, especially on wildlife, have long been discussed and substantial …

Wind power is a rapidly growing source of energy worldwide. It is crucial for climate change
mitigation, but it also accelerates the degradation of biodiversity through habitat loss and the …

Simple Summary Wind turbines can affect bird populations by causing mortality when birds
collide with turbine blades or displacement when the individuals move permanently to other …

Capsule Local factors can lead to strong variation in mortality rate and collision risk that
obscures possible effects of turbine size in wind farms. Aims The impact of bird collisions …

Radar is at the forefront for the study of broad‐scale aerial movements of birds, bats and
insects and related issues in biological conservation. Radar techniques are especially …

Onshore wind farms remain one of the most widely used technologies for the production of
renewable energy. These are known to affect birds through disturbance or collision. Most …

Electricity generation from renewable‐energy sources has increased dramatically worldwide
in recent decades. Risks associated with wind‐energy infrastructure are not well understood …

The quality of swans' nutrition at spring migration stopovers is important for their successful
breeding. It is of great interest to study the differences in nutrition of different swan species …

This review considers data published on the effects of offshore and onshore windfarms on
swans and geese and finds that the information available is patchy. Of 72 swans or geese …

Numerous wind energy projects have been constructed in the central and southern Great
Plains, USA, the main wintering area for midcontinental Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) …