<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Bird conservation on electricity transmission lines has a 40-year history in Hungary. It started with the saker conservation program. The initial small-scale activities were considerably enlarged through the LIFE projects. In the first project, 301 nest boxes for sakers of a new type made of aluminium were installed on pylons of high-voltage transmission lines. In 201 3 nearly 70% of saker pairs nested in these new boxes. An estimated 1 00 000 different birds used to be killed annually on the transmission line pylons in Hungary. During the two LIFE projects about 1 4 300 pylons were made bird-safe using improved technology and materials. Nearly 800 new bird-safe crossarms of pylons are being installed in the second project, which is expected to completely eradicate the danger</p></abstract>

Bird conservation on electricity transmission lines has a 40-year history in Hungary. It started with the saker conservation program. The initial small-scale activities were considerably enlarged through the LIFE projects. In the first project, 301 nest boxes for sakers of a new type made of aluminium were installed on pylons of high-voltage transmission lines. In 201 3 nearly 70% of saker pairs nested in these new boxes. An estimated 1 00 000 different birds used to be killed annually on the transmission line pylons in Hungary. During the two LIFE projects about 1 4 300 pylons were made bird-safe using improved technology and materials. Nearly 800 new bird-safe crossarms of pylons are being installed in the second project, which is expected to completely eradicate the danger

Bird conservation on electric-power lines in Hungary: Nest boxes for saker falcon and avian protection against electrocutions. Projects' report

FENCON Ltd., Erkel u. 6/a, 2092 Budakeszi, Hungary

MME/BirdLife Hungary, Költö u. 21 , 1 021 Budapest, Hungary

Agria Ökoszisztéma Kft. Rózsa Károly u. 1 2/b. 2/5, 3300 Eger, Hungary

Raptor Journal

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Bird conservation on electricity transmission lines has a 40-year history in Hungary. It started with the saker conservation program. The initial small-scale...

Bird conservation on electric-power lines in Hungary: Nest boxes for saker falcon and avian protection against electrocutions. Projects' report

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 87 - 95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2014-0010

Keywords
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© by József Fidlóczky

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bird conservation on electric-power lines in Hungary: Nest boxes for saker falcon and avian protection against electrocutions. Projects' report

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 87 - 95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2014-0010

Keywordsbird roost, crossarm design, transmission line pylon, wing spacer

© by József Fidlóczky

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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