GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew

The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk....

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Autores principales:	Frédéric Jiguet, Philipp Schwemmer, Pierre Rousseau, Pierrick Bocher
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Endangered species GPS tracking Non-lethal impact Numenius arquata Renewable energy Wind farm Ecology QH540-549.5 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b623286203884f23a0097111aee7e48d2021-11-28T04:39:36ZGPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew2666-937410.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100036https://doaj.org/article/b623286203884f23a0097111aee7e48d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937421000354https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9374The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. We report a case of a GPS-tagged individual which track revealed an unusual stopover at the bottom of a wind turbine along its migration route. The curlew rested hours in an unfavourable environment before moving to the adjacent coastal shore, then completed its migration journey the next day. In previous studies, GPS-tags helped to identify death casualties at wind farms, but to our knowledge this is the first detailed report of a non-lethal injury of a tagged animal by a wind turbine, probably by the vortex of rotors. This case alerts on the further potential impacts of wind farm development close to breeding, wintering and stopover sites frequented by Eurasian curlews and other birds. Any wind farm development project should consider the opportunity to avoid, reduce or compensate potential lethal and non-lethal impacts on wildlife.Frédéric JiguetPhilipp SchwemmerPierre RousseauPierrick BocherElsevierarticleEndangered speciesGPS trackingNon-lethal impactNumenius arquataRenewable energyWind farmEcologyQH540-549.5Veterinary medicineSF600-1100ENForensic Science International: Animals and Environments, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100036- (2021)
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topic	Endangered species GPS tracking Non-lethal impact Numenius arquata Renewable energy Wind farm Ecology QH540-549.5 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
spellingShingle	Endangered species GPS tracking Non-lethal impact Numenius arquata Renewable energy Wind farm Ecology QH540-549.5 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Frédéric Jiguet Philipp Schwemmer Pierre Rousseau Pierrick Bocher GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
description	The Eurasian Curlew is an endangered long-lived shorebird breeding in grassland and moorland, with declining numbers across its range due to habitat loss and former hunting. In this context, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. We report a case of a GPS-tagged individual which track revealed an unusual stopover at the bottom of a wind turbine along its migration route. The curlew rested hours in an unfavourable environment before moving to the adjacent coastal shore, then completed its migration journey the next day. In previous studies, GPS-tags helped to identify death casualties at wind farms, but to our knowledge this is the first detailed report of a non-lethal injury of a tagged animal by a wind turbine, probably by the vortex of rotors. This case alerts on the further potential impacts of wind farm development close to breeding, wintering and stopover sites frequented by Eurasian curlews and other birds. Any wind farm development project should consider the opportunity to avoid, reduce or compensate potential lethal and non-lethal impacts on wildlife.
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author	Frédéric Jiguet Philipp Schwemmer Pierre Rousseau Pierrick Bocher
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title	GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
title_short	GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
title_full	GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
title_fullStr	GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
title_full_unstemmed	GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew
title_sort	gps tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: evidence from a gps-tagged eurasian curlew
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew

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