#ebrpd — Public Fediverse posts

Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/endangered-ridgways-rails-raise-their-young-on-mlk-shoreline/

#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a wind farm at Altamont Pass after dozens of golden eagles were killed every year by wind turbines. The wind farm is now required to install a bird detection system to stop the turbine blades whenever a golden eagle gets too close.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/making-wind-energy-safer-for-golden-eagles/

#birds #ebrpd #usfws #lawsuit #WindFarms #WindEnergy #AltamontPass #birdwatching #conservation #GoldenEagles #IdentiFlight #WindTurbines #GoldenGateAudubonSociety