Birds and bats occasionally collide with turbines, as they do with any tall structure. A few older wind projects have raised concerns about bird impacts because they were built in areas with sensitive raptor populations. Careful siting and wildlife studies make it possible to avoid most wildlife problems.

For More Information:

National Wind Coordinating Committee's report: "Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines: A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States"

AWEA's If Not Wind Factsheet

AWEA Wildlife FAQs

AWEA's Comparative Impacts of Wind and Other Energy Sources on Wildlife

AWEA's Wildlife Resources