Seems ABC's environmental reporters are asleep at the wheel, perhaps "well earned break" season has started early this year?
Fortunately The Australian's Graham Lloyd is on duty:
Wind farm turbines take toll on birds of prey
EAGLES, falcons and other raptors make up to a third of the estimated 1500 birds killed each year at Australia’s biggest wind farm.
The finding of an independent report for Macarthur Wind Farm operator AGL follows 12 monthly searches of 48 turbines at the 140-turbine operation in Victoria that found 576 bird carcasses.
After adjusting for birds eaten by scavengers between searches and the total 140 turbines, Australian Ecological Research Services estimated each turbine killed about 10 birds a year.
The analysis said this would include 500 raptors a year.
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An eye on ABC NEWS: Keeping the bastards who keep the bastards honest - honest.
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