“SafeLines4Birds is a 6-year project, co-financed by the LIFE Programme, which aims to reduce non-natural mortality of 13 representative bird species around power lines in France, Belgium and Portugal. The success of this project relies on the extensive collaboration of 15 partners, including Transmission System Operators (TSO), Distribution System Operators (DSO), NGOs and scientific experts from France, Belgium, Portugal, Germany and the United States.
One of the actions of the project is to identify high-risk areas for Black Stork mortality by tracking their movements in France and Belgium. The monitoring of tagged young birds will reveal dangerous medium-voltage poles likely to trigger...