The Iminent Danger of Wind Farms To Birds

New research has shown that the modern trend towards Wind Farms is having a catastrophic effect on our wild and protected species of birds, especially birds of prey like the white tailed sea eagle, goshawk, kites, buzzards and other migrating birds.

I would appeal to all readers to raise their concerns with their Senators and Congressmen into this devastating and immediate danger to our rare and protected species of birds.

Peter Paton

Eagle worry over new wind farms

RSPB Scotland said wind farms could threaten white-tailed eagles Wind farm production could be placing Scotland's white-tailed eagle population under threat, a wildlife charity has warned. RSPB Scotland said the discovery of four dead white-tailed eagles near a wind farm area off the Norwegian coast gave cause for concern. It fears that the eagles may have been killed in turbine collisions. The green energy industry said it strived to ensure that wind farms did not interfere with wild birds. The species is found in significant numbers on Smøla, the site of a 68-turbine wind farm. About 30 other white-tailed eagles failed to return to nesting sites within the wind farm area, increasing RSPB Scotland's fears that wind farms in the UK could take a similar toll on native and migrating wild birds. These findings are shocking yet may only be the tip of the iceberg Mark Avery RSPB Scotland The four dead birds were found between August and December last year on Smøla, a set of islands about six miles off the north-west Norwegian coast. Two had been sliced in half, apparently by a turbine blade. White-tailed eagles are beginning to thrive in the Western Isles of Scotland as a result of a 30-year reintroduction project, RSPB Scotland said. Spokesman Mark Avery said: "These findings are shocking yet may only be the tip of the iceberg. "Research on Smøla is being stepped up and if more dead birds are found, and even fewer are able to breed, we will be doubly determined to fight wind farm plans that could cause similar destruction in the UK." Fellow director Stuart Housden added: "We are campaigning hard against the proposed 234-turbine wind farm for the north Lewis peatlands partly because of the great danger it poses to Scotland's eagles. 'Catastrophic implications' "This environmentally sensitive site is protected under European law and a large wind farm there could have catastrophic implications for a wide variety of bird species - including both species of our native eagles - and the fragile peatland environment as a whole."