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"Millions of birds are killed by power lines each year. Sometimes they collide
with the lines when flying and are either electrocuted or fatally injured.
Other times they are electrocuted when perching on power poles.
Power line collisions are one of the leading causes of injury and death for
large birds of prey. In Tasmania, an endangered population of wedge-tailed
eagles lost 110 individuals to power lines between 2017 and 2023.
New research I led, the first of its kind in Australia, used GPS tracking data
to predict which power lines were most dangerous for these eagles.
We hope the findings will help protect birds and other wildlife from overhead
wires as electricity networks expand."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics