A nest of hungry baby Blue Cranes!
New wind
farms are planned which will undoubtedly increase the threat to the Blue Crane – particularly in the Western Cape,
conservationists warn.
The Western
Cape is a hot spot for wind turbines and these will unfortunately have a
negative impact on the birds.
More
powerlines will mean more mortalities, so the Endangered Wildlife Trust is
raising funds for a research program that will allow them to monitor cranes'
movements and advise developers and the authorities where wind farms should be
sited to have the least possible impact.
This will include fitting satellite tracking devices to 15 cranes and
employing a PhD student to help develop a conservation strategy.
(Cape Argus report 2 July 2014)
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