Wyoming needs eagle death numbers before it approves more wind projects
Wyoming needs to decide how many eagles it is willing to kill.
Wyoming needs to decide how many eagles it is willing to kill.
The golden eagle should have a much higher priority.
There is a huge loophole in the law when it comes to wind machines killing eagles.
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Land-based wind turbines kill golden eagles, so every turbine requires an Eagle Protection Act permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to kill them.
Every on-land wind project requires a permit to kill eagles from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
About 15 years ago the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determined that the golden eagle population could not withstand an increase in human caused mortality.
The offset is called "compensatory mitigation" which means the wind power facility pays the FWS or their agents to have their eagle killing offset by helping others live someplace else.
Two new studies together imply that the golden eagle wind-kill taking is at the limit or beyond.
The FWS eagle kill data is all a big government secret designed to protect the wind industry from public outrage.
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The law authorizes the "take" of fully protected species.