<![CDATA[🦅🐍 Researchers found that painting #wind turbine blades with patterns inspired by venomous #snakes significantly reduces #bird collisions.]]>🦅🐍 Researchers found that painting turbine blades with patterns inspired by venomous significantly reduces collisions.

While standard white blades are often difficult for to perceive, the biomimetic designs trigger a natural avoidance response. The simple visual modification offers a promising way to protect migratory species while expanding sustainable .

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/birds-avoid-wind-turbine-snake-colors/

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It's also tiny compared to high rise buildings.

Worst is domestic cats.

Most of the anti-Wind-farm rhetoric is promoted by fossil fuel companies.

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