Birds of Prey and Wind Farms: Analysis of Problems and Possible Solutions

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Research Issues and Aims of the Study....Pages 1-4
Project Structure and Methodological Approach....Pages 5-11
Red Kite....Pages 13-95
Telemetric Monitoring of Montagu’s Harrier in Schleswig-Holstein....Pages 97-148
Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in the Hellweg Börde, North Rhine-Westphalia....Pages 149-196
Impacts of Wind Turbines on the Population and Nest Site Selection of the Montagu’s Harrier in North Frisia....Pages 197-206
Satellite Tracking of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg....Pages 207-225
Behavioural Observations of White-Tailed Sea Eagles in the Vicinity of Wind Turbines....Pages 227-237
Effects of Individuals Lost Due to Wind Turbines on the Time of Occupying a Territory, the Survival of Breeding Territories and the Breeding Success of White-Tailed Sea Eagles (Case Studies)....Pages 239-244
Distances Between Breeding Sites and White-Tailed Sea Eagles Found Dead Near Wind Turbines in Schleswig-Holstein....Pages 245-254
White-Tailed Sea Eagle—Summary and Conclusions....Pages 255-257
Collisions of Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines—Analysis of the Circumstances....Pages 259-282
Collision Victims and Lattice Towers—Frequency of Collision, Breeding Population and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Two Wind Farms in Brandenburg....Pages 283-296
Calculation of the Probability of a Collision of Territorial Birds of Prey with Wind Turbines....Pages 297-307
Population Development and Breeding Success of Birds of Prey in Relation to the Development of Wind Energy Use in Germany....Pages 309-322
Conclusions, Risk Assessment, Conflict Minimisation, Practical Recommendations, Need for Further Research....Pages 323-331