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Birds of prey have always been the overlords of the skies, with sharp claws that can easily catch small animals flying in the air, and they also have excellent eyesight, so they can see their prey from a long distance.
However, in recent years, birds of prey have faced threats from humans.
With the construction of more and more wind turbines, the huge blades and high-speed rotation are a mortal danger to the birds of prey, and even the sky overlords like the birds of prey are in danger of being strangled.
Wind turbine, also known as "wind turbine", is a kind of equipment that uses wind energy to generate electricity, which is composed of one or more blades installed on the wind wheel, under the action of the blades, the wind wheel begins to rotate, and the kinetic energy generated by the high-speed rotation of the wind wheel is converted into electrical energy.
Wind turbine can be said to be the most common new energy power generation method at present, its development momentum is very strong, and the clean energy brought by it has also greatly benefited mankind.
However, as the number of wind turbines increases, it will have an impact on the ecosystem, and among them, birds such as birds of prey will be affected.
Birds of prey are a very special kind of birds, they are excellent in flying, they can hover in the air, once they find their prey, they will dive quickly, very fast, and can catch their prey very easily.
Although the raptor has excellent eyesight and excellent flight ability, it is still difficult to avoid the huge blades of the wind turbine, and even if it sees the wind turbine, it has no time to react and is strangled on the blades of the wind turbine.
1. Wind turbines have become killers.
Birds of prey have sharp claws, which is a very frightening point, and some birds of prey have very large claws, enough to catch a prey in half, or even pull its head off directly, this is the power of raptor claws.
However, even birds of prey with such sharp claws are also facing the threat of wind turbines, the blades of which are very large, especially those large wind turbines, the blades are several meters long, and this rotation will pose a deadly threat to raptors.
Despite their excellent eyesight, it is difficult to see how fast the blades of a wind turbine are spinning in this particular situation, and even birds of prey flying in the air are difficult to perceive the danger of wind turbines, let alone the possibility of flying at night.
A U.S. Bird of Prey Conservation Society has compiled statistics on the hazards of wind turbines, and the statistics show that wind turbines worldwide may kill up to 1,300 birds of prey every year, and this number is only a conservative estimate, because many birds of prey are not detected, so the number of birds actually strangled may be even higher.
The number of birds of prey killed by wind turbines each year can have a significant impact on raptor populations, and bird populations can gradually decrease over time, eventually leading to the extinction of raptors.
In addition, wind turbines will also have an impact on the ecosystem of birds of prey, since birds of prey will be strangled by wind turbines, it will have an impact on the ecosystem of birds of prey, which in turn will affect the ecological balance.
The harm of wind turbines is not only to birds of prey, but also to birds, in addition to birds of prey with excellent flying skills are affected, other birds may also be affected by wind turbines.
One study shows that wind turbines in the U.S. can negatively affect birds each year, even in the millions, and this may include many birds of prey, which could eventually become extinct if left unprotected.
Second, the hazards of wind turbines.
The ecosystem of raptors is very important for the survival and development of raptors, and once the ecosystem of raptors is affected, it will lead to a decrease in the number of raptors and even lead to extinction.
Birds of prey are predatory birds, they will look for prey from time to time, once they find prey, they will quickly swoop, catch the prey, kill it, and bring it back to the nest to feed the young.
In this process, birds of prey will "screen" their prey and throw away some sick or mentally retarded prey, which can reduce the number of prey and gradually reduce the number of mentally retarded prey, so that the good genes in the prey population can be preserved.
The impact of predatory birds on the ecosystem is also reflected in the process of preying on other animals, because predatory birds can quickly kill their prey, so they can have an impact on the prey population and control the prey population.
Moreover, birds of prey are able to bring their prey back to the nest to feed their young, so that they can reproduce the next generation of birds of prey and pass on the good genes, thus eliminating the mentally handicapped gene in the bird of prey population.
The construction of wind turbines has a significant impact on the ecosystem of birds of prey, and wind turbines will gradually reduce the number of birds of prey, thereby reducing the role of birds of prey on the ecosystem, leading to an imbalance in the ecosystem.
In addition, the construction of wind turbines will also have an impact on other biological populations in the ecosystem, and the number of lower organisms in the ecosystem may gradually decline, leading to the collapse of the entire ecosystem.
The hazards of wind turbines are not only the impact on birds of prey, but also have the potential to have a negative impact on wildlife, because wind turbines have an impact on the number of birds of prey, so it is possible to hunt other wild animals other than raptors, resulting in a decrease in the number of biological populations.
3. The reasons why wind turbines kill birds of prey.
Wind turbines can have an impact on birds of prey, including the structure and operation of wind turbines, the blades of wind turbines are very large and rotate at high speeds, which can pose a deadly threat to birds of prey.
Birds of prey have excellent eyesight, but they have difficulty seeing wind turbine blades in the distance, and even birds of prey flying in the air have difficulty seeing wind turbine blades, which makes it even more difficult to see wind turbine blades.
In the process of flying, birds of prey will bypass once they find danger, but the speed of the blades of the wind turbine is very fast, and it is difficult for the bird of prey to see the speed of the rotation of the blades of the wind turbine, so it will be difficult to detect the danger of the wind turbine.
Some birds of prey fly very fast, but they don't have time to avoid the blades of the wind turbine, and if they are not careful, they will be strangled on the blades of the wind turbine, resulting in the death of the raptor.
The size and rotation speed of wind turbine blades is the main reason for the raptor to be strangled, which is also the defect of the wind turbine, with the continuous development of science and technology, the design of the wind turbine may have an impact on the raptor, so the technology in the process of developing the wind turbine, also need to take into account the problem of the raptor.
Fourth, the improvement of wind turbines.
The construction of wind turbines has an impact on raptors, which is an impact that is not conducive to raptors, so humans should actively solve this problem.
With the continuous development of science and technology, the design of wind turbines may have an impact on birds of prey, so technology also needs to take into account the raptor problem in the process of developing wind turbines.
Human beings should actively solve the impact of wind turbines on birds of prey, and should improve wind turbines to make wind turbines safer and more environmentally friendly, and cause less harm to birds of prey.
Humans should actively look for solutions to avoid irreversible damage to raptor populations over time, and legislation and regulation should be strengthened to regulate wind turbines to reduce the impact of wind turbines on raptors.
V. Conclusion
As a clean energy source, wind power is a very beneficial energy source, but the impact of wind turbines on birds of prey cannot be ignored.
Therefore, while promoting the development of wind power generation technology, human beings should strengthen the protection of wild animals and promote the harmonious development of green energy and biodiversity.