A simple model to predict bird fatalities at wind generating facilities uses readily available data and is intended for broad local application.
The model looks at only three parameters: hazardous footprint, bird exposure to turbines and collision probability.
“This simplicity is part of what makes the model accessible to others,” said Leslie New, assistant professor of statistics at Washington State University Vancouver who led the research as a U.S. Geological Survey postdoctoral fellow.
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