Millions of birds migrate through France each year, but power lines can be dangerous 🦅 Our #SL4B partner @lpofrance.bsky.social mapped high-risk areas for bird collision helping @RTE & @enedis protect biodiversity. 👉 Explore the maps: www.safelines4birds.eu/post/using-s...
🐦⚡ Big step for #SL4B! With @lpofrance.bsky.social, we’ve published France’s first national sensitivity maps showing where birds face the highest electrocution risk on power lines. Helping @RTE & @enedis act efficiently to protect wildlife.
Collisions with ⚡️ power lines can threaten the Eurasian Woodcock, already under pressure from habitat loss & hunting 🎯. #SL4B works to protect it through 🗺️ risk mapping & 🔌 bird flight diverters.
👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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White Storks are nesting on pylons 🪺, putting birds and power at risk ⚠️ #SL4B is implementing measures to protect both the species and the infrastructure⚡️
Check here 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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The Northern Lapwing 🐦⬛ thrives in wetlands 💧 & farmlands 🚜 but is in decline. Powerline collisions ⚡️, especially in low light at dawn & dusk 🌆, can pose a serious risk. #SL4B is making grids safer with diverters & bird-friendly design. More: www.safelines4birds.eu
Colonial nesters like Lesser Kestrels 🦅 are highly vulnerable ⚠️ to habitat changes. Power lines 🔌 can be dangerous ⚡️ #SL4B is protecting them with safe poles & nest platforms 🐦⬛
More here 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
Ospreys 🦅 nest near water—but often choose power lines, putting them at risk of electrocution ⚡ This is due to various factors, like a wingspan up to 180 cm.
To avoid these risks, #SL4B partners install safe perches & retrofit poles to keep these iconic birds safe🪶
🌍 www.safelines4birds.eu/project
Some birds can see UV light 🔦
#SL4B partners in France 🇫🇷 & Belgium 🇧🇪 tested the Avian Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) a device using UV light to make power lines visible to birds at dusk and dawn 🌙
🎥 Watch the video below to learn more 👇
Want more? www.safelines4birds.eu/project/coll...
🪶 Known as Pharaoh’s Chicken, the Egyptian Vulture is a clever, tool-using bird & Europe’s only migratory vulture. But it’s in steep decline and needs safe nesting sites🪹 So, #SL4B is working with grid operators to reduce disturbance during breeding season
👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/about
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Black Storks: We like them, so we put a ring 💍 tag on them!
These protected birds face major threats, including power lines, which cause electrocution ⚡️and collisions 🚧 The #SL4B project is tracking them to inform better conservation strategies.
More 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/project
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🦅A Giant in Search of a Quiet Home: The Cinereous vulture, one of the world’s largest raptors, is threatened by habitat loss & human disturbance 🚁
Our #SL4B Project works with grid operators in 🇫🇷 to protect nests & reduce disruption.
More 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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The Little Bustard: Listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, faces the risk of colliding with power line due to limited vision 👀, fast flight 🏃♂️, and flocking behaviour🦤
🌏 #SL4B is working to protect them and 12 other key species!
learn more👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
🪺⚡ Nesting on pylons is risky for birds!
Under #SL4B project, E-REDES has relocated 5 white stork nests in 🇵🇹 to safer locations, reducing electrocution and outage risks. In total, 25 high-risk nests will be moved throughout the project, with deterrents placed in old sites.
🌏👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
Looking for a hub on bird power lines' latest research ⚡ 🦅?
Check out our new #SL4B database hosting 144+ studies in multiple languages on bird-power line interactions
🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/database
Looking for a hub on bird power lines latest research ⚡ 🦅?
Check out our new #SL4B database hosting 144+ studies in multiple languages on bird-power line interactions👇
🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/database
Multi-sector partnerships drive a nature-friendly energy transition. Projects like #SL4B, LIFE Great Bustard & the Elia- @natagora.bsky.social - @natuurpunt.bsky.social partnership show how multi-stakeholders initiatives can tackle common challenges.
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