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Collisions of gulls with a high-voltage power line near Oudehaske: The nature and scale of the problem and possible solutions

Type of publication

Grey literature

Author

Von den Bremer, L & de Boer, P.

Year

2009

Language

Dutch

Publicly available

Yes

Organisation

Sovon - onderzoeksrapport

Organisation type

TSO, Private firm

Country of experiment

Netherlands

Description

TenneT was recently confronted with complaints regarding large-scale seagulls flying into a 110kV high-voltage line it recently managed. The line is located at industrial area Haskerveen north of the village of Oudehaske, west of Heerenveen. The high-voltage line is located between waste processing company Ecopark de Wierde and a sand mining lake along Germanydreef. Dead and injured gulls are regularly found under and near the high-voltage line and on the surrounding industrial estate. TenneT was commissioned to investigate the nature and extent of the problem of seagulls colliding with the high-voltage lines. Solutions are also proposed.

Target species

Seagulls

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