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Article: Golden eagles to get protection: Researchers are studying the risk of placing windmills along eagle migration routes.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- February 13, 2007
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Byline: Christian Berg
Feb. 13--Golden eagles have ridden the winds that whip across Pennsylvania's Appalachian ridgetops for centuries, soaring northward to breeding grounds each spring and southward to hunting grounds each fall. Up until now, the eagles have encountered relatively few obstructions during their migrations across the state. But with energy companies scrambling to erect 400-foot windmills that convert those ridgetop winds into electricity, conservationists fear hundreds of eagles could be killed by a technology widely regarded as environmentally friendly.
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