Mitigation techniques fall short of preventing electrocution of golden eagles on power poles

Mitigation techniques fall short of preventing electrocution of golden eagles on power poles Despite efforts to retrofit power poles and to build new poles to avian-friendly standards, electrocution remains a substantial cause of death for the golden eagle. The global conservation problem results in an estimated 504 eagles electrocuted annually in North America alone. A new article examines the risk factors and mitigation techniques from literature published from 1940-2016 and provides new strategies by region to target high-risk poles that could substantially reduce the mortalities. http://ift.tt/eA8V8J