South Africa seeks to save birds from wind turbine risks

SWELLENDAM: Powerful gusts shook an observation post perched on a hill at a wind farm in South Africa as two monitors scanned the landscape through binoculars. The Overberg mountains stretched along the horizon, but the monitors — bundled in scarves — were focused on activity much closer: around a giant wind turbine, a small, dark silhouette had appeared. “Stop turbine 11, please. Cape vulture,” one said into a walkie-talkie. “Stopping turbine 11,” came the reply. Immediately, the blades of the 150-meter (500-feet) turbine began to slow, coming to a complete stop in less than a minute.

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