FallDownGuy t1_itka37c wrote
Make them the spiral type turbines and I'll be happy, if they are the normal prop looking blades then this is most likely going to be a HUGE hit to the world's bird population.
JeremiahBoogle t1_itkkadu wrote
A study this year estimated that 1.1 million birds (ish) are killed by wind turbines in the USA each year.
Might sound like a lot until you consider that a 2014 study estimated that as many as 1 billion birds die from hitting windows each year in the USA. (Think the range was between 20 million and 1 billion)
But even if its 20 million, its still way more than windfarms. I've yet to see the campaign to remove glass from peoples homes.
FallDownGuy t1_itkl5y1 wrote
Oh I never knew this, granted I live in Canada but I'm sure the numbers are just as bad here. A campaign to inform people to put those anti bird stickers on windows would be the best bet.
GeforcerFX t1_itlngkx wrote
It's bigger buildings usually like office building that get a lot of it.
FallDownGuy t1_itlnwto wrote
Oof yeah I live in a rural area so I sometime forget how many big buildings city's like Toronto or New York have.
funtex666 t1_itmscln wrote
Domestic cats kill more birds than wind turbines.
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