Este es el único parque eólico en Australia que sea objeto de un seguimiento
científico respeto a matanzas de aves. Y ¿ qué nos dice ? - Nos dice que mató a
11 (según el empresario ) o puede que hasta 18 ( según los ornitólogos )
águilas de una especie en peligro de extinción. El ornitólogo presidente de
Birds Tasmania, Dr Woehler, advierte que el PE actua como un sumidero : ha
matado a las dos águilas residentes, y ahora está matando a las que vienen de
los alrededores :

Wedge-tails blind to wind farm's deadly 'black hole'

'The Age' January 3, 2008Andrew DarbyAUSTRALIA'S largest wind farm in north-west
Tasmania has become a "black hole" for already endangered wedge-tailed
eagles.The 62-tower Woolnorth farm has killed up to 18 of the island's
endangered sub-species of the wedge-tail in its giant rotor blades.Despite their
acute vision, the eagles are failing to pick out turbine blades, which have tips
that can rotate at 300 km/h, according to the chairman of Birds Tasmania, Eric
Woehler."Eagles evolved in a landscape without wind farms," Dr Woehler said.
"They just don't see the blades. The researchers there are finding that they are
dying not only in the downsweep but in the upsweep of the blades."Woolnorth's
owners say 11 of the birds have died, but Dr Woehler said Birds Tasmania
believed up to 18 may have been fatally injured by the rotors, which are at
their most dangerous in specific north-east wind conditions."It's killing eagles
that were resident and drawing more in from the surrounding areas, so it will
continue to be a black hole for these birds," Dr Woehler said.There are an
estimated 1500 Tasmanian wedge-tail eagles, which are a larger bird than their
mainland cousin. The wind farm is operated by Roaring 40s, a partnership of
Hydro Tasmania and China Light and Power.Roaring 40s public relations manager
Josh Bradshaw said the company was continuing to work with the State Government
and Birds Tasmania to investigate further measures to "reduce the risk of avian
collision".--

Mark Duchamp + 34 679 12 99 97The dark side of windfarms :
www.iberica2000.org/Es/Articulo.asp?Id=1228Pictures of windfarm victims ( eagles
etc. ), of turbines on fire, of collapsed turbines, of soil & water
contamination etc. : http://spaces.msn.com/mark-duchampLa cara oscura de los
parques eólicos: www.iberica2000.org/Es/Articulo.asp?Id=1255 Fotos de víctimas
de parques eólicos ( águilas etc. ), incendios de aerogeneradores, contaminación
de las aguas por sus lubricantes etc. : http://spaces.msn.com/mark-duchamp