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Critics say bird counts at the proposed Rocky Forge Wind site in a remote area of Botetourt County are outdated and incomplete.

$1.7 billion wind and solar project generates hopes, fears in central Washington By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times Published: May 9, 2021, 4:30pm Share: 4 Photos The 20-year-old wind farm project called Nine Canyon near Kennewick, seen on Friday, April 2, 2021, is a jump off point for the proposed wind project that would stretch for 24 miles through the Horse Heaven Hills. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times/TNS) Photo Gallery KENNEWICK — Back in March, Chris Wiley passe...

2:02 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates between 140,000 and 500,000 birds are killed every year by wind farm turbines. Operators use numerous strategies aimed at reducing fatalities, including pulse radar systems that can detect bird flight, and technology that integrates stereo vision into bird and bat-detecting software. Now, Artificial Intelligence may offer new hope, according to a study published last month in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Researchers from the Peregrine Fund, E...

A recent study has shown that a US-based technology has significantly reduced avian collisions at a wind farm in Wyoming. The IdentiFlight technology was the subject of an independent study, titled ‘Automated curtailment of wind turbines reduces eagle fatalities’, recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.  The study, conducted by The Peregrine Fund, in cooperation with Western EcoSystems Technology and the US Geological Survey, at the US wind farm resulted in an 82% reduction o...