Title |
Post-fledging movements of white-tailed eagles: Conservation implications for wind-energy development
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Published in |
Ambio, April 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s13280-016-0783-8 |
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Authors |
Fabio Balotari-Chiebao, Alexandre Villers, Asko Ijäs, Otso Ovaskainen, Sari Repka, Toni Laaksonen |
Abstract |
The presence of poorly sited wind farms raises concerns for wildlife, including birds of prey. Therefore, there is a need to extend the knowledge of the potential human-wildlife conflicts associated with wind energy. Here, we report on the movements and habitat use of post-fledging satellite-tagged white-tailed eagles in Finland, where wind-energy development is expected to increase in the near future. In particular, we examine the probability of a fledgling approaching a hypothetical turbine that is placed at different distances from the nest. We found that this probability is high at short distances but considerably decreases with increasing distances to the nest. A utilisation-availability analysis showed that the coast was the preferred habitat. We argue that avoiding construction between active nests and the shoreline, as well as adopting the currently 2-km buffer zone for turbine deployment, can avoid or minimise potential impacts on post-fledging white-tailed eagles. |
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Finland | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 3 | 75% |
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Scientists | 3 | 75% |
Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
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France | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 61 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
Researcher | 9 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 15% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
Other | 6 | 10% |
Unknown | 16 | 26% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 27% |
Environmental Science | 16 | 26% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 5% |
Unknown | 21 | 34% |