A 50% reduction in avian mortality Altamont Pass windgenerators

If reduced population size was a contributing factor to mortality reduction then mortality rates would have been falling before they changed their processes.

On 02/02/2013, at 3:30 PM, Greg and Val Clancy wrote:

> I wonder how much of the reduction was due to the smaller population > each year due to the mortalities at the wind generators. If you > keep killing that many birds you are going to have a smaller > population to kill next year. I am still not satisfied that the > situation is ‘acceptable!!’ > > Greg > Dr Greg. P. Clancy > Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide > PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 > 0266493153 0429601960 > > —–Original Message—– From: Laurie Knight > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 3:56 PM > To: Birding Aus > Subject: [Birding-Aus] A 50% reduction in avian mortality Altamont > Pass windgenerators > > Due to changes in times of operation, and in generator design and > location > > see http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Altamont-Pass-turbines-kill-fewer-birds-4230640.php > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > ===============================

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