the facts
BY WIND FARMS
*According to a study in the 2012 Wildlife Society Bulletin
888,000 BATS KILLED
573,000 BIRDS KILLED
83,000 OF BIRD DEATHS ARE RAPTORS
BY COMMUNICATION TOWERS
*According to a 2013 study in Scientific American
7 MILLION
birds are killed each year when they fly into communication towers that broadcast TV and radio and make cell phone conversations possible.
An estimated $1 BILLION is lost annually in the US due to bird collisions with aircraft.
The total global estimated loss is closer to $2 BILLION.
* According to a report published by the FAA
In November 2013, the Obama administration prosecuted an energy company for bird deaths at two of their wind farms, issuing $1 MILLION in fines for the killing of 160 BIRDS – including 13 GOLDEN EAGLES.
* According to a Los Angeles Times Report in November of 2013
The eider duck has been known to CONSUME UP TO 80% of the mussels at certain mussel farms in the Northeast. This crisis is destroying the farmers’ cultured mussel beds and their ability to sustain production.
* According to conversations held with mussel farmers