Sentences with phrase «bird collisions with»
«For one thing, every point of view has its own science and economics to support its contentions, whether it be pro- or anti- pesticide use, free - roaming cats, bird collisions with glass or towers, conflicts with fisheries, land conversion, wind energy, mining, timbering, climate change, or any other issue we consider in addressing bird conservation...» [2]
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A study published in Ecological Applications led by Professor John Swaddle, visiting Research Associate at the University of Exeter, found that filling a controlled area with acoustic noise around an airfield, where the majority of collisions tend to take place, can reduce the number of birds in the area by 80 per cent.
Even in an era of advanced computer modeling, the decade - old test is deemed essential for producing aircraft engines that can withstand the impact (pdf) of collisions with birds, which cause more than a billion dollars» worth of damage worldwide to civil aircraft every year, according to the Bird Strike Committee USA.
Collisions with wind turbines kill about 100 golden eagles a year in some locations, but a new study that maps both potential wind - power sites and nesting patterns of the birds reveals sweet spots, where potential for wind power is greatest with a lower threat to nesting eagles.
Millions of birds die from collisions with brightly lit communication towers, and migratory flocks are confused by signals gone awry.
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An experienced pilot for over 40 years, Sully had only 208 seconds to react when both engines on his plane went out following a collision with a flock of birds.
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Available features include adaptive cruise control with full - stop capability, forward collision warning with active braking, lane - departure warning with active correction, parallel and perpendicular parking assistance, a bird's - eye 360 - degree camera system and a built - in vacuum.
The Acadia is also offered with an impressive safety arsenal that includes pedestrian detection with automatic emergency braking, 360 - degree «birds - eye - view» cameras, lane - keeping assist, intelligent high beam LED lamps, and forward collision warning, enabling it to emphatically trump most of the opposition in this domain.
On the safety front, Mitsubishi has equipped the compact SUV with advanced technologies like Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Blind Spot Warning system (BSW) with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Multi-around Monitor with Bird - View Image and Automatic High Beam (AHB).
This coverage reimburses for loss due to theft or damage caused by something other than a collision with another car or object, such as fire, falling objects, missiles, explosions, earthquakes, windstorms, hail, flood, vandalism and riots, or contact with animals such as birds or deer.
Pierre Legagneux, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Quebec in Rimouski, found the birds «associate road sections with speed limits as a way to assess collision risk.
Ever wonder how birds escape near collisions with vehicles just in the nick of time?
Piper, Michigan's famous airport dog served for over three years scaring more than 8000 birds off the runway and thus saving fatal flight collisions with birds and other wildlife.
At least two studies have investigated this in great detail, revealing that birds killed by cats are, on average, significantly less healthy that birds killed through non-predatory events (e.g., collisions with windows or cars).
Experts agree that habitat loss, pollution, collisions with buildings and cars, and other human - led activities account for far more bird deaths than cat predation.
Researchers estimate that in the U.S. alone, nearly 100 million birds die from collisions with windows and buildings every year, eighty million birds die from collisions with automobiles, and another 67 million from exposure to pesticides on crops.
It's part of a three - year Fish and Wildlife Service - funded effort to estimate the number of birds killed by predators, chemicals and in collisions with wind generators and windows.
Cat defenders say that the new estimates won't change their belief that cats are scapegoats for bird habitat loss, chemicals used in fertilizers and insecticides, and collisions with man - made objects.
I'll choose to protect and create habitat, minimize collisions with my windows AND control cats in my yard and neighborhood in order to minimize the negative effects us humans cause to bird life.
To get at this critical issue, Baker et al. compared the physical attributes (e.g., muscle mass score, mean fat score, etc.) of 86 birds killed by collisions (e.g., with cars, windows, etc.) to those of 48 birds killed by cats.
Recent research suggests that collisions with buildings and communication towers have no significant effect on bird populations.
(Evanston, IL, March 23, 2018) Working with the local community and experts from American Bird Conservancy, Northwestern University is using state - of - the - art solutions to keep birds from dying in collisions with glass walls and windows.
At least two studies have investigated this in great detail, revealing that birds killed by cats are, on average, significantly less healthy that birds killed through non-predatory events (e.g., collisions with windows or cars)[13, 14].
Two very interesting studies have generated compelling evidence that birds killed by cats are, on average, significantly less healthy than those killed through non-predatory events (e.g., collisions with buildings).
Legagneux, who tested reaction times of birds on both fast and slow roadways, found the 21 bird types he studied «associate road sections with speed limits as a way to assess collision risk.»
It encourages architects to limit use of glass, incorporate glass with bird - friendly patterns, or design features like shades to reduce threat of collisions.
Advocate for and develop necessary messaging and materials for bird smart wind policies, including influencing federal legislation and regulations, advancing mitigation policies, and meeting with industry representatives to find solutions to the threat of collisions.
A recent National Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC) review of peer - reviewed research found evidence of bird and bat deaths from collisions with wind turbines and due to changes in air pressure caused by the spinning turbines, as well as from habitat disruption.
(Evanston, IL, March 23, 2018) Working with the local community and experts from American Bird Conservancy, Northwestern University is using state - of - the - art solutions to keep birds from dying in collisions with glass walls and windows.
As wind turbine technology catches up with the latest solar cell inventions, other research on bird collision risk and marine mammal injury mitigation will complete preparations for larger scale wind - energy projects, just as recent research is also providing evidence of varying bird risks occurring at different heights (and for different species.)
Contact: Jennifer Howard, American Bird Conservancy, Bob Rowley, Northwestern University, 847-491-4889, or Paul Sevilla, Northwestern University, 847-491-5875 (Evanston, IL, March 23, 2018) Working with the local community and experts from American Bird Conservancy, Northwestern University is using state - of - the - art solutions to keep birds from dying in collisions with glass walls and windows.
Also, the fact remains, more birds die from collisions with tall buildings, windows, cars and power lines than wind turbines.
The authors of the study estimate that all bird fatalities from wind turbines range from 214,000 to 368,000 annually — a small fraction compared with the estimated 6.8 million fatalities from collisions with cell and radio towers, 1.4 to 3.7 billion fatalities from cats, and of the many other, much larger threats that birds face today.
According to the September 2014 report, «A Comprehensive Analysis of Small - Passerine Fatalities from Collision with Turbines at Wind Energy Facilities,» of the more than 5 billion small passerines (perching birds or songbirds) in North America, less than 0.01 %, collide annually with wind turbines.
At least 100,000,000 birds are killed every year across North America by collisions with buildings.
Collisions with wind turbines account for about one - tenth of a percent of all «unnatural» bird deaths in the United States each year.
At least 1 million migratory birds die in Toronto alone each year due to collisions with buildings.
This coverage reimburses for loss due to theft or damage caused by something other than a collision with another car or object, such as fire, falling objects, missiles, explosions, earthquakes, windstorms, hail, flood, vandalism and riots, or contact with animals such as birds or deer.
Comprehensive coverage covers damage to your car other than that caused by collision, including theft, vandalism, impact with animals or birds, explosion, flood, falling objects, windstorm and glass breakage.