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Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds? |
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Answer» Remember, hunters kill birds. Cars, trucks and HIGH line wires kill birds. Office buildings kill birds. There are reports that birds fly into LIGHT POLES, signs, mirrors, windows and high line wires. There are reports that birds fly into turbines, ALTHOUGH this is rare. The large turbines are large and moving, and birds see this and tend to fly around or over them. Official studies indicate that a TYPICAL large mega-Watt wind turbine will experience 1.5 birds flying into it per year. About half the rate of a typical car. A typical office building kills 20 times this number. A typical truck kills 5 times this number. A typical house cat has been shown to kill 8 birds, 15 mice/rats and 2 squirrels per year. Remember, hunters kill birds. Cars, trucks and high line wires kill birds. Office buildings kill birds. There are reports that birds fly into light poles, signs, mirrors, windows and high line wires. There are reports that birds fly into turbines, although this is rare. The large turbines are large and moving, and birds see this and tend to fly around or over them. Official studies indicate that a typical large mega-Watt wind turbine will experience 1.5 birds flying into it per year. About half the rate of a typical car. A typical office building kills 20 times this number. A typical truck kills 5 times this number. A typical house cat has been shown to kill 8 birds, 15 mice/rats and 2 squirrels per year. |
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