Wind
projects
do
not
cause
long-term
damage
to
most
avian
species,
researchers
say.
The
British
Trust
for
Ornithology
and
the
Royal
Society
for
the
Protection
of
Birds
(RSPB)
Scotland
examined
the
impact
of
wind
farms
on
birds
during
construction
and
long-term
operation.
Researchers
monitored
ten
species
at
18
UK
wind
farms,
and
found
that
the
main
threat
to
species
is
during
construction,
when
red
grouse,
snipe
and
curlew
populations
declined.
Red
grouse
populations
recovered
after
construction,
but
snipe
and
curlew
failed
to
return
to
their
former
nesting
sites
once…
