Game Bird Carcasses Are Less Persistent Than Raptor Carcasses, But Can Predict Raptor Persistence Dynamics
A study supported by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund evaluated the relationship between game bird and raptor carcass persistence to estimate carcass persistence probability when using game birds more accurately as surrogates for raptors in carcass persistence trials.
Read MoreGame bird carcasses are less persistent than raptor carcasses, but can predict raptor persistence dynamics
Researchers conduct post-construction fatality monitoring (PCFM) to determine a wind energy facility’s direct impacts on wildlife. Results of PCFM can be used to evaluate compliance with permitted take, potentially triggering adaptive management measures or offsetting mitigation; reducing uncertaint
Read MoreFlight Characteristics Forecast Entry By Eagles Into Rotor-Swept Zones of Wind Turbines
An empirical study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund testing the thresholds used in automated curtailment and successfully predicting eagle entry into rotor-swept zones at multiple wind energy facilities.
Read MoreReview of the Effectiveness of Operational Curtailment for Reducing Bat Fatalities
In this study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund, researchers performed a meta-analysis of curtailment studies to review the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities.
Read MoreThe Role of Regional-Scale Weather Variables in Predicting Bat Mortality and Acoustic Activity
A proof-of-concept study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund explored the development of decision support tools that could inform targeted, proactive curtailment using regional-scale variables to predict increases in bat presence and collision risk.
Read MoreImproving Curtailment Strategies for Eagles
Preliminary report from research developing turbine-specific algorithms that incorporate eagle flight behavior recorded by camera-based detection systems into curtailment decisions to improve algorithms and reduce eagle collision risk.
Read MoreBat Activity and Fatality Rates
A study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund investigated the relationship between pre-construction bat acoustic activity and post-construction bat fatality rates at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreLandscape Factors and Migratory Tree Bats
A study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund used bat fatality data from a unique database to identify associations between fatality rates of migratory tree bats at wind energy facilities and landscape-level factors.
Read MoreLesser Prairie-Chicken Response to Wind Energy
A study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund investigates the effects of wind energy infrastructure on lesser prairie-chickens over three years at a wind energy facility in Kansas.
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