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Scavenger Removal Of Bird Carcasses At Simulated Wind Turbines: Does Carcass Type Matter?, Travis L. Devault, Thomas W. Seamans, Kimberly E. Linnell, Dale W. Sparks, James C. Beasley
Scavenger Removal Of Bird Carcasses At Simulated Wind Turbines: Does Carcass Type Matter?, Travis L. Devault, Thomas W. Seamans, Kimberly E. Linnell, Dale W. Sparks, James C. Beasley
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
Wind energy development can negatively impact bird populations due to bird–turbine collisions. To accurately estimate bird mortality at wind farms, the number of dead birds found under turbines is commonly corrected for carcass removal by scavengers, which is quantified by measuring persistence of experimental carcasses through time. These studies often use domestic birds as surrogates because carcasses of wild birds (e.g., raptors) are difficult to obtain. We assessed scavenger removal of carcasses from five bird species at simulated turbines to determine whether domestic surrogates are scavenged at a different rate than raptors, species of interest for wind turbine mortality. The …