Virtual Fences Around Wind Farms Could Reduce Bird Deaths
by The Daily Eye Team October 19 2015, 3:12 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secsWell, according to a recent study published in Animal Biotelemetry, the answer to this problem could be the development of geofences, which are virtual perimeters programmed to identify GPS and RFID tags. The study’s authors, led by ecologist James Sheppard, propose enclosing wind farms with alert systems that give wind farm operators advance warning when tagged birds enter high risk areas. Depending on the situation, the turbines could be slowed or even stopped until the tagged animals safely exited the perimeter.