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In reply to the discussion: Silence of the lambs:US government authorized killing of endangered bighorns in path of wind project [View all]XemaSab
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Silence of the lambs:US government authorized killing of endangered bighorns in path of wind project [View all]
Liberty Belle
May 2012
OP
WTF? I guess I don't fathom how critters and wind towers are incompatible.
FailureToCommunicate
May 2012
#5
This sounds stupid to me. I saw the wind turbins in IA and they farm right around them. It did not
jwirr
May 2012
#6
This article has links to several sources on mass livestock deaths near wind farms:
Liberty Belle
May 2012
#24
thank you for this. they expect some ewes *may* move away from the turbines
magical thyme
May 2012
#28
The Imperial Valley Press had a story on the bighorn running on the freeway.
Liberty Belle
May 2012
#35
I saw them in west Texas my last visit, clustered on mesas standing above the valley floor.
freshwest
May 2012
#11
I think the privatization of the BLM land is a big issue. There is no land in CA that is not very
freshwest
May 2012
#20
Ugh, how horrible. I've been going to Anza-Borrego since about age 14 and have NEVER seen a bighorn.
slackmaster
May 2012
#9
It's been 30 years since I visited there. I walked a pathway near the springs with friends.
freshwest
May 2012
#13
A lot of people are seeing them where they normally haven't frequented before.
Liberty Belle
May 2012
#19
I had an ex work for a summer on solar farms in southern California many years ago. There is a lot
freshwest
May 2012
#14
Simple: There's no profit for big energy companies if we put solar on roofs and go off grid.
Liberty Belle
May 2012
#25