A recent study led by Hannah Vanderbilt Zandenan, assistant professor of biology at the University of Florida, sheds light on a critical environmental issue: the rising bird fatalities at wind and solar energy facilities. This is an area where renewable energy is gaining prominence. This comprehensive research, published in “Conservation Biology,” utilized stable hydrogen isotope data from bird feathers to trace the geographic origins of avian casualties at these energy sites. A collaborative effort from the University of Florida’s Animal Migration and Ecology Lab, the study analyzed feathers from 871 birds found dead at various solar and wind energy facilities … Continue reading Rising Bird Fatalities at Renewable Energy Sites: New Study Highlights Environmental Challenge