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- Report:
Comeau and Hammond
The Deerfield Wind Black Bear Study is an ongoing study to evaluate the impacts of an industrial wind facility on black bear habitat use and foraging behaviors. The study is the result of a condition imposed by the Vermont Public Service Board on Avangrid Renewables as part of their permit for the construction and operation of the Deerfield Wind Energy Project (DWEP). The DWEP is an industrial…
- Report:
Comeau and Hammond
This is an interim report of the Deerfield Wind Bear Study. The research is the result of a condition that the VT Public Service Board imposed on Iberdrola, Inc as part of their final permit for the construction and operation of the Deerfield Wind Energy Project (DWEP) in Searsburg and Readsboro Vermont. The objective of the study is to evaluate potential impacts of the DWEP on the area’s…
- Presentation:
da Costa et al.
Over the last 15 years, more than 900 wind turbines were built within Portuguese wolf range. Due to the endangered status of this large carnivore in Portugal, several monitoring plans were conducted, resulting in a reasonable amount of information on the effects of wind farms on wolves. We reviewed methodological approaches, compiled major findings and summarized mitigation/compensation…
- Presentation:
Passoni
The attached presentation describes a method for wind farm prioritisation based on potential impacts on wolf habitat in Croatia.
- Journal Article:
Passoni et al.
In order to meet carbon reduction targets, many nations are greatly expanding their wind power capacity. However, wind farm infrastructure potentially harms wildlife, and we must therefore find ways to balance clean energy demands with the need to protect wildlife. Wide-ranging carnivores live at low density and are…
- Thesis:
Passoni
Wolves (Canis lupus) in Croatia are estimated at nearly 200 individuals and form part of the Dinaric-Balkan population. As in most of Europe, they are currently expanding in size and distribution. However, the wolf still faces threats that could hamper its viability. In Croatia, these threats include the worsening of public attitudes and the construction of wind power plants in their…
- Presentation:
Álvares et al.
Wind-power development has substantially increased in the last decade in Portugal and associated structures mostly overlap with wolf range, which raises major conservation concerns as a potential source of disturbance to this endangered carnivore. However, a comprehensive evaluation is greatly hampered by difficulties in studying wolf ecology and current lack of knowledge on the impacts of…
- Journal Article:
Gomez-Catasus et al.
Wind farm implementation is a rapidly growing source of landscape transformation that may alter ecological processes such as predator–prey interactions. We tested the hypothesis that wind farms increase the activity of nest predators and, ultimately, increment ground-nest predation rates. We placed 18 plots in Iberian shrub-steppes (11 at control and seven at wind farm sites), each one…
- Book Chapter:
Pereira et al.
In addition to its immense environmental benefits, the great expansion of wind energy generates simultaneous concerns about its adverse impacts. The impacts have been identified for human populations, landscape and wildlife, but, due to direct fatality, birds and bats are the groups for which scientists are most concerned. Due to renewable energy goals, Portugal has witnessed a great…
- Book Chapter:
Walker and Swift
As wind energy development expands rapidly within the United States and many other nations, the wind energy industry must be diligent in responding to any potential environmental issues. One of the more significant issues for the industry is the impact on wildlife, and as offshore wind development becomes a reality, the issue is extended to fish as well. The issues and topics discussed in this…
- Journal Article:
Łopucki et al.
Most studies on the effects of wind energy on animals have focused on avian and bat activity, habitat use, and mortality, whereas very few have been published on terrestrial, non-volant wildlife. In this paper, we studied the utilization of functioning wind farm areas by four terrestrial animals common to agricultural landscapes: European roe deer, European hare, red fox, and the common…
- Journal Article:
Popescu et al.
The challenge of balancing biodiversity protection with economic growth is epitomized by the development of renewable and unconventional energy, whose adoption is aimed at stemming the impacts of global climate change, yet has outpaced our understanding of biodiversity impacts. We evaluated the potential conflict between biodiversity protection and future electricity generation from renewable…
- Book Chapter:
da Costa et al.
Due to the technical and functional characteristics of wind turbines, impact assessment studies have focused mainly on flying vertebrates. Nevertheless, evidence from the little available knowledge indicates potential impacts on large terrestrial mammals resulting from habitat fragmentation and increasing human disturbance. Over the last 15 years, more than 900 wind turbines were built inside…
- Journal Article:
Eftestøl et al.
Testing and documenting effects of wind farm (WF) infrastructure on wildlife are crucial considering increasing development throughout Scandinavia, especially for reindeer, which require large areas for grazing and are vulnerable to disturbances. We present results from 2011 to 2019 for semidomesticated reindeer tracked with Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitters, along with herders’…
- Journal Article: Flydal et al.
Rangifer within areas of human influence: understanding effects in relation to spatiotemporal scales
Depending on the spatial scale, fluctuations in the area use of social, migratory herbivores may be related to changes in population size, season, predation, climatic variation, different types of disturbance, and random animal movement. We present a review and case study highlighting how study design limitations and publication bias have influenced our current knowledge on effects of human… - Journal Article:
Schöll and Nopp-Mayr
Wind energy, being one source of renewable energy, is one of the fastest increasing sectors worldwide, but it can have negative impacts on wildlife. Wind power plants have been mainly built in open landscapes in the past, but are recently increasingly planned and constructed in shrub- and woodlands. However, while there is a growing body of literature analyzing and discussing the impacts of…
- Journal Article:
Anoop et al.
Wind energy is an upcoming major source of clean energy. The unprecedented proliferation of wind farms across landscapes has raised concerns on the environmental impacts. Generally reported direct impacts of wind farms include collision of birds and bats with turbines, habitat alterations, noise pollution from the turbines, aesthetic impact on landscapes and displacement of faunal species.…
- Journal Article:
Tolvanen et al.
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 displacement of wildlife. To understand the extent of displacement and reasons for observations where no displacement is reported, we conducted a systematic review of birds, bats, and terrestrial mammals.…
- Report:
Veiberg and Pedersen
(The majority of the report is in Norwegian. However, there is an abstract in English.) Hitra wind-power plant today consists of 24 wind turbines located at Eldsfjellet. The power plant was officially opened in October 2004 after approximately one year of construction work. As part of the establishment of the park, 20 km of roads with solid rock foundation was built. In addition, 25 km…
- Video:
Helldin and Skarin
Interviews with researchers Jan Olof Helldin and Anna Skarin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, main authors of the synthesis report The impacts of wind power on terrestrial mammals. From the Swedish research programme Vindval, www.naturvardsverket.se/vindval.
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