"Raptors are at a higher risk of collision as compared to other species. Such high risk of raptor collisions with turbine rotors and overhead power lines has been earlier reported by studies abroad,"
February 12, 2013
by Neha Madaan
in The Times of India
A recent study by city-based Ela Foundation and MESAbasahebGarware College, to assess the impact of wind farms on birds at the Bhambarwadi Plateau in the northern Western Ghats, found 27 bird species out of 89 at the risk of collision with the rotor blades of the wind turbines.
Out of the 12 birds (belonging to seven species) that were found dead, five were raptors belonging to three different species. Also, out of five Indian endemic bird species observed in the study area, the Malabar Crested Lark (endemic to the Western Ghats) was recorded in the risk zone. The study also reported [Times of India]
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