Weld Aerial electrical lines are essential for energy supplyBut they are a serious risk for birds, one of the main causes of unnatural death. Electrocution and collision accidents influence both groups of young and adult birds.
This Danger situation can lead to changes in the geographical distribution of abundant species And what is more critical, the survival of scarce and endangered species compromised, of which we have a few in our country.
The most vulnerable and endangered birds by definition have considerably small populations, under reproductive potential and short life expectancy, that makes its stability depends on high survival of adults.
Keep the birds of the danger of electric laying
SEO/Birdlife considers it necessary to urgently reduce the death that Avifauna has suffered in electric lines. As different authors have shown, the Estimates of the annual non -natural mortality through electrocution and collision in electric lines It is in the order of a few tens of thousands of dead specimens, especially of Raptors.
Kind with one Very sensitive state of preservation is one of the most affectedSuch as the Royal Milano, the Iberian imperial eagle or the Perdicera adel.
The European project To live Power Line 4 BirdsIn which the NGO participates, in collaboration with administrations, nature preservations and electric companies, a milestone in this threat, which contributes considerably to the protection of birds for one of the main causes of unnatural mortality.
This ambitious project, CO -FASTERED by the Life Program of the European Union, Goals Reduce bird mortality in electrical infrastructure Through corrective actions, adaptation of electricity lines, awareness campaigns to promote civil science and innovative technological tools such as mobile applications for monitoring electricity lines.
Weld Electric companies are increasingly involved in solving problems And, specifically, in the context of this project, EDP works side by side with Portugal Conservation NGOs to adjust a few tens of kilometers of electric lines.
All birds benefit from these measures
Although it is project Focuses on species with seven objective -It Iberian imperial, common village, European Carraca, Ash Auilucho, Eurasiatic Bustle, Common Sison of Black Vulture, great victims of electrical infrastructure -, the results derived from this life, have beneficial influence on the entire Avifauna.
Also the Project focuses on 23 spaces in the Natura 2000 network To perform your actions. Nine spaces of Andalusia, Extremadura and Castilla y León were selected in Spain; Among them, Arribes del Duero, Llanos de Alcántara and Brazas and Campiñas de Sevilla; In Portugal, 14 spaces are chosen, Águeda, Évora or Castro Verde.
Life Power Line 4 Birds: LA app Repair
In Spain there are different operators who distribute electricity that are common in the same province, even the same municipality, lines of different property.
Moreover, the Mapping the electric lines of each operator is not available That makes the planning of continuous and standardized monitoring of the potential more contradictory points of his lines.
To tackle this circumstance, the mobile application has launched in the context of the SEO/Birdlife project InfrastructureWith which technicians, environmental authorities and especially every person can register and geolocate incidents of dead birds or injuries in electrical installations.
This Application of simple and intuitive use improves collecting data about fauna mortality For this cause and makes it possible to set priorities for acting in areas with a greater risk.
The Civil science It is a form of scientific research In which non -specialized persons actively participate in the collection, analysis and/or interpretation of scientific data, in this case of incident records in electricity lines.