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Bald eagles and golden eagles are still protected species - unless, of course, you're running a wind farm, in which case you're exempt from these sorts of regul
by mannerheim 6y ago
Bald eagles and golden eagles are still protected species - unless, of course, you're running a wind farm, in which case you're exempt from these sorts of regulations.[0]
0: https://apnews.com/article/b8dd6050c702467e8be4b1272a3adc87 https://apnews.com/article/b8dd6050c702467e8be4b1272a3adc87
- jessaustin 6y agoAt that link, we learn that the industry is prohibited from killing 4200 a year, which number would have a negligible effect on the population and of which number the industry has only ever killed a tiny fraction. Far more eagles die from automobile impact than from wind generation. Eagles are flying coyotes. So long as we aren't actively poisoning them, we can coexist just fine.
- mannerheim 6y agoThere are fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of golden eagle in the U.S. But perhaps killing 20% of the population annually would have a negligible effect.
- jessaustin 6y agoThis is silly. Your own link, above, has wind generation deaths for both golden and the vastly more common bald eagles as a small portion of the 500/yr figure that also includes more common causes such as automobile strikes. You're not really worried about this fanciful issue. You would have more fun if you trolled using one of your established HN accounts instead of a greenbean.
- mannerheim 6y agoOh yes, this is very silly, as opposed to bringing up the number of birds killed by housecats. Housecats kill so many more birds than automobile strikes too, after all. I'm sure we can't worry about those deaths until we euthanise all cats, this isn't fanciful at all. This is my first and only HN account, but I thank you for the warm welcome.