Incidental eagle carcass detection can contribute to fatality estimation at operating wind energy facilities.

ABSTRACT: Risk of birds colliding with wind turbines, especially protected species like bald eagle and golden eagle in the U.S., is a fundamental wildlife challenge the wind industry faces when developing and operating projects. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires wind energy facilities that obtain eagle take permits document permit compliance through fatality monitoring. If trained Operations and Maintenance (O&M) staff can reliably detect and report carcasses during their normal routines, and their detection probability can be estimated, then their 'incidental detections' could contribute substantially towards demonstrating permit compliance. Our primary objective was to quantify incidental detection of eagle carcasses by O&M staff under a variety of landscape contexts and environmental co

SUBMITTER: Hallingstad E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664926 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature