Are wind turbines dangerous to birds and bats?
John Flicker, president of the Audubon Association, wrote an article in the November /December 2006 edition of Audubon Magazine that supports efforts to increase wind energy in the United States. Flicker wrote, “Audubon strongly supports wind power as a clean alternative energy source that reduces the threat of global warming. Location, however, is important” (Flicker, 2006). Third Planet Windpower typically conducts a comprehensive avian and bat study as a part of its development process, and seeks to avoid sensitive areas. Birds are more than 10,000 times more likely — at least — to be killed by other human-related events (e.g., buildings, vehicles, cats, pesticides, etc.) than by a wind turbine (Levesque, 2006).
