Animals Injured by Wind Turbines to be Euthanised

Wind farms plan to knock out animals with a sharp blade to the back of the head, or in some circumstances, decapitation.
Animals Injured by Wind Turbines to be Euthanised
Koala sits on a branch at a zoo in Sydney, Australia, April 24, 2013. Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images
Jessie Zhang
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Some wind farm projects planned in Queensland expect to euthanise animals that get in the way of their land clearing and building of giant wind towers, including hitting koalas with a “hard, sharp blow to the base of the back of the skull.”

Politicians including Liberal MP Michelle Landry and Nationals MP Keith Pitt recently raised the alarm about what is happening to koalas and other endangered animals in their native habitats in Queensland.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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