On Our Radar: Birds and Wind Turbines

Source: By THE NEW YORK TIMES • Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012

An interactive map depicts areas where wind development is likely to pose an elevated risk to birds.

American Bird Conservancy. An interactive map shades areas where wind power is likely to pose an elevated risk to birds.

Using Google Earth as a platform, the American Bird Conservancy creates an interactive Web-based map that highlights more than 2,000 places in the United States where birds are likely to be particularly vulnerable to impacts from wind energy development. [American Bird Conservancy]