MKO Research

MKO Research is a not-for-profit initiative @MKOIreland conducting research on the interactions between wildlife and wind energy.

[MKO @MKOIreland]

📢One day to go until @mkoresearch experiment

📅2nd September 2023
🕚11am Registration
📍Dangan Sportsground, University of Galway

For more information, email: Nicola Largey [email protected]

#MKO #Research @WindEnergyIRL @SEAI_ie

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Great to see these birds re-colonising parts of their old range. Hopefully they'll make the flight into ROI in coming seasons.

[NIRSG @nirsg]

We are delighted to be able to finally share this wonderful news! This has been building for some time & finally, a pivotal moment in the recovery of nature in NI, Ospreys, once driven extinct here, are confirmed to have bred naturally in Co Fermanagh https://t.co/Pudxxh859D

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Our experiment has been rescheduled for *this Saturday*. See details below👇

[MKO @MKOIreland]

🚨MKO Research experiment has been rescheduled to this Saturday!

📅2nd September 2023
🕚11am Registration
📍Dangan Sportsground, University of Galway

For more information, email: [email protected] @mkoresearch

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

⚠️CANCELLED⚠️
Unfortunately due to an extended weather warning we have to cancel our experiment. It will be rescheduled for a future date. Please keep an eye on this page and @MKOIreland for future updates.

[MKO @MKOIreland]

📢One day to go! Come along, participate and be in with the chance to win a one4all voucher.

📅19th August 2023
📍Dangan Sportsground, University of Galway

For more information, email: [email protected]

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

@Gauldblimeyjet Our review https://t.co/b5f5eaBwAF highlights the scarcity & urgent need for these types of databases - & discusses existing collision datasets & other repositories of wildlife-wind energy knowledge.

For collisions check out Dürr 2019 (Europe) Allison and Butryn 2019 (US).

[The Peregrine Fund @peregrinefund]

News Release: Peregrine Fund research demonstrates that use of new IdentiFlight camera technology resulted in an 82% reduction of eagle fatalities at a wind energy site.

https://t.co/CcFWN6dr8Z

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

A review by @nmlargey et al on the different methods used to quantify airspace use by birds around wind turbines.

In @IBIS_journal: https://t.co/u0Gg2TkADB

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Using predictive modelling based on GPS-tracking of Verraux's eagles to inform wind turbine placement in South Africa.

In @JAppliedEcology: https://t.co/JyE8a6pOQD

And in @ConversationUK: https://t.co/Om0jzmsMq7

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

To be truly sustainable, #renewable energy production must consider all potential impacts on biodiversity. Including those derived from mining for metals required for renewable infrastructure.

Overlap between mines and wilderness areas in @NatureComms: https://t.co/rBy92SB7cX

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Species ranges are dynamic - using predictive modelling for expanding/recovering/reintroduced populations can improve decision-making to avoid wildlife-wind energy impacts.

Study on bearded vulture in the Swiss Alps in Global Ecology & Conservation: https://t.co/ZfWCkYsNAZ

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

On the importance of evidence-based policies & nature-friendly siting if renewable energies are to help us combat #climatechange without contributing to the #biodiversity crisis.

In @ScienceMagazine:
https://t.co/5ShN885fx9
@JuanMa_PerGar

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Our wildlife-wind energy research covered by #theBOUblog.

The full #OpenAccess paper is available here:
https://t.co/qWX3YNf7kB

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Roe deer stress response to wind farms:

Elevated stress hormone levels in roe deer in larger but not in smaller wind farms (by area & n turbines).

Published in Ecological Indicators: https://t.co/gU5vzPD2Q1

[Grauwe Kiekendief - Kenniscentrum Akkervogels @grauwekiek]

The fate of young Hen Harriers is one of the most important unanswered questions about the ecology of the extremely vulnerable Dutch breeding population. Following their movements with satellite and GPS-tags has now yielded the first insights.

Collab with @vogelnieuws & @Sovon

[DaríoFernándezBellon @dferbel]

Our recent paper on #henharrier & short-eared owl #conservation featured in #theBOUblog.

With incredible artwork by @AlexMascarell!

[Bird Conservation International journal @bci_journal]

Up until now, threats to the Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl have mainly just been analysed on a country-by-country scale.

This new assessment uses expert knowledge to create a bigger picture of how the two raptors are faring across Europe 👉 https://t.co/oEIgTD9JoB #ornithology

[MKO Research @mkoresearch]

Contrast painting of wind turbine blades (painting 1 of 3 blades black) reduced bird collisions by up to 70% in Smola, Norway.

More studies needed to test the effectiveness of this practice across regions and species.

In @Ecol_Evol: https://t.co/wr4JnlrZEX

@tethys_enviro

[Alexandre Millon @AlexMillon7]

#Harriers are also my study system. Have deployed 41 GPS tags this year on 35 hen and 6 Monties. To investigate their interactions with wind turbines among other things. Towards biodiversity friendly wind energy development. @grauwekiek @NEFieldUnit @RSPBScience @imbe_marseille

[Grauwe Kiekendief - Kenniscentrum Akkervogels @grauwekiek]

Seven harriers tagged in Germany! 3 Montagu's in collaboration with @bund_net & 4 Marsh harriers with ABU Soest for research on habitat use and collision risk with wind turbines.

Photos: Margret Bunzel-Drükel, Christian Härting
Monty's: Luise Boldt

[DaríoFernándezBellon @dferbel]

New paper using expert knowledge to study European hen harrier & short-eared owl #conservation (a thread).

#OpenAccess paper in @BirdLife_News Bird Cons Intl: https://t.co/t5opnZz6Hp

Work done @uccBEES @eriucc @mkoresearch @BirdWatchIE @vogelnieuws @grauwekiek

#ornithology