Diving Seabird Populations Decline 94 Percent Near Offshore Wind Farms: Study

Diving Seabird Populations Decline 94 Percent Near Offshore Wind Farms: Study
A wind farm outside of Palm Springs., Calif., on May 26, 2018. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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A new study by German scientists has found that populations of a group of aquatic birds known as red-throated loons or “divers” have declined by more than 90 percent in the North Sea after offshore wind farms were built there.

The findings of the study, titled “Large-scale effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds of high conservation concern,” were published in Nature on April 13.
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