Post #4380856
2026-08-04 16:38 UTC
Bird fatalities drop by 72% when one rotor of wind turbine is painted black.
#windturbines
#greenenergy
#birds
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-norwegian-island-black-turbine-blade-white-tailed-eagles/29212/
Replies (5)
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@Clutha@mastodon.scot 2026-08-04 17:18
@Barbramon1@mas.to Can someone direct me to statistics that report bird fatalities around wind turbines in UK?
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@candi@kinkycats.org 2026-08-04 16:43
@Barbramon1@mas.to How wonderful, Barbara. Thank you for sharing. 😊
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@johnefrancis@cosocial.ca 2026-08-04 16:45
@Barbramon1@mas.to that's great news. I'm optimistic that techniques will improve with further studies.
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@csstrowbridge@mastodon.social 2026-08-04 17:46
@Barbramon1@mas.to I hear the same is true if you paint stripes on the blades. You just need something to breakup the white in the colour scheme.
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@Clutha@mastodon.scot 2026-08-04 17:52
@Barbramon1@mas.to https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-many-birds-are-killed-by-wind-turbines-in-the-uk