First Year Bird & Bat Monitoring Operational Phase: Lessons learned This model allow to conduct weekly searches to all 41 WTG Northern Cape – 8 bird and 11 bat fatalities to date (since December 2014) 1 bird fatality related with associated infrastructures (Power Line) Western Cape – 5 bat fatalities to date (since July 2015)
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EXPERTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN BIODIVERSITY LOOKING DEEP
INTO NATURE CORPORATE PRESENTATION First Year Bird & Bat
Monitoring Operational Phase: Lessons learned Preliminary results
from 2 operational Wind Farm monitoring programmes: Bat & Bird
Monitoring Northern Cape Bat Monitoring Western Cape Wind Projects
with a strong social driver and local community development Both
using local bird/bat carcasses searchers 12 persons (Northern Cape)
& 4 persons (Western Cape) from local community capacitated to
conduct the fatality searches Audited regularly by Bioinsight Model
working successfully Field observers have excellent working
conditions (4x4 vehicle; Quad Bikes; GPS; Cameras; etc.) First Year
Bird & Bat Monitoring Operational Phase: Lessons learned This
model allow to conduct weekly searches to all 41 WTG Northern Cape
8 bird and 11 bat fatalities to date (since December 2014) 1 bird
fatality related with associated infrastructures (Power Line)
Western Cape 5 bat fatalities to date (since July 2015) BIAS TRIALS
Carcass Persistency (Preliminary Results) Autumn: approx.5-7 days
Winter: approx. 4-6 days First Year Bird & Bat Monitoring
Operational Phase: Lessons learned Wind Farm involvement in finding
solutions Low Fatality rates so far (Observed) SOCIAL COMPONENT
Compensation /Offsets Excellent feedback from Local Community
Positives First Year Bird & Bat Monitoring Operational Phase:
Lessons learned Communication with field team Low bat detection
rates? Low small bird detection rates SHORT TERM MONITORING ?
INITIATION OF MONITORING CONTROL AREAS? Compensation /Offsets
PROCUREMENT / TEAM ASSEMBLAGE Main Constraints CONTACT US
