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Post-fledging movements of white-tailed eagles: Conservation implications for wind-energy development

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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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hal-01393281 , version 1 (07-11-2016)

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Fabio Balotari-Chiebao, Alexandre Villers, Asko Ijä, Otso Ovaskainen, Sari Repka, et al.. Post-fledging movements of white-tailed eagles: Conservation implications for wind-energy development. AMBIO: A Journal of Environment and Society, 2016, 45 (7), pp.831-840. ⟨10.1007/s13280-016-0783-8⟩. ⟨hal-01393281⟩
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