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SafeLines4Birds is a 6-year project, co-financed by the LIFE Programme, which aims to reduce bird mortality caused by power lines in France, Belgium and Portugal 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇵🇹 https://www.safelines4birds.eu/
Millions of birds migrate through France each year, but power lines can be dangerous 🦅 Our #SL4B partner @lpofrance.bsky.social mapped high-risk areas for bird collision helping @RTE & @enedis protect biodiversity. 👉 Explore the maps: www.safelines4birds.eu/post/using-s...
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🐦⚡ Big step for #SL4B! With @lpofrance.bsky.social, we’ve published France’s first national sensitivity maps showing where birds face the highest electrocution risk on power lines. Helping @RTE & @enedis act efficiently to protect wildlife.
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Could UV light from ACAS affect insects near powerlines? 🐞 LPO France is now monitoring insect activity with camera traps and moth surveys 🦋 to study potential impacts.
Stay tuned, the collected data will be soon analysed 🔬 and the results published.
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Collisions with ⚡️ power lines can threaten the Eurasian Woodcock, already under pressure from habitat loss & hunting 🎯. #SL4B works to protect it through 🗺️ risk mapping & 🔌 bird flight diverters.
👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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🔔 The ‘Connecting Biodiversity 2.0’ workshop report is now in French! 🇫🇷 Key actions for a biodiversity-friendly grid. A must-read for FR-speaking grid operators, NGOs & authorities. Read in 🇫🇷 or 🇬🇧 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/post/key-tak...
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White Storks are nesting on pylons 🪺, putting birds and power at risk ⚠️ #SL4B is implementing measures to protect both the species and the infrastructure⚡️
Check here 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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The Northern Lapwing 🐦⬛ thrives in wetlands 💧 & farmlands 🚜 but is in decline. Powerline collisions ⚡️, especially in low light at dawn & dusk 🌆, can pose a serious risk. #SL4B is making grids safer with diverters & bird-friendly design. More: www.safelines4birds.eu
18.06.2025 08:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0How do you protect birds from hitting power lines at night?
France tested UV-A light tech on high-voltage lines in key habitats for Cranes & Bustards.
@rte_france & @eliagroup.bsky.social led the trial—BIOPOLIS is now analysing the results.
🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/project/coll...
The Eurasian curlew is at risk of collision during migration
In Belgium 🇧🇪 & France 🇫🇷, TSOs are installing bird flight diverters 🔴 on 60 km of high-risk power lines—cutting collision risk by up to 85%.
Learn more 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/project
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Colonial nesters like Lesser Kestrels 🦅 are highly vulnerable ⚠️ to habitat changes. Power lines 🔌 can be dangerous ⚡️ #SL4B is protecting them with safe poles & nest platforms 🐦⬛
More here 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
In Belgium, @eliagroup.bsky.social tested a new UV-A light tech on high-voltage lines in key habitats for the Northern Lapwing & other species to reduce collisions.
Watch below to learn more👇
🌍 www.safelines4birds.eu/project/coll...
Ospreys 🦅 nest near water—but often choose power lines, putting them at risk of electrocution ⚡ This is due to various factors, like a wingspan up to 180 cm.
To avoid these risks, #SL4B partners install safe perches & retrofit poles to keep these iconic birds safe🪶
🌍 www.safelines4birds.eu/project
👑Submit your good practice in one of our well-known award categories:
🌳Environmental protection
⚡️Technical innovation & system integration
📣Communication & engagement
💡More on award jury, previous editions, submission criteria: renewables-grid.eu/activities/r...
Some birds can see UV light 🔦
#SL4B partners in France 🇫🇷 & Belgium 🇧🇪 tested the Avian Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) a device using UV light to make power lines visible to birds at dusk and dawn 🌙
🎥 Watch the video below to learn more 👇
Want more? www.safelines4birds.eu/project/coll...
🪶 Known as Pharaoh’s Chicken, the Egyptian Vulture is a clever, tool-using bird & Europe’s only migratory vulture. But it’s in steep decline and needs safe nesting sites🪹 So, #SL4B is working with grid operators to reduce disturbance during breeding season
👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/about
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Cranes often fly at night or twilight, when power lines are harder to see — especially in bad weather or big flocks.
To help we’re testing we're testing new technologies to make power lines easier to see 🔦
🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/database
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Have you heard the trumpeting call of migrating Common Cranes? 🪶
Each spring, they fly from Africa & southern Europe to breed in the boreal forests of the north. It’s a stunning journey — but also a dangerous one. 🌍
#SafeLines4Birds is helping keep them safe👇
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How can power lines be safer for birds, like Bonelli’s eagle 🦅 & more reliable for people 👥?
Small changes to pylons via retrofitting & adding bird-safe perches lower the risk of electrocution for birds AND the risk of wildlife-caused outages & wildfires 🔥
Learn more: bit.ly/nesting-plat...
Black Storks: We like them, so we put a ring 💍 tag on them!
These protected birds face major threats, including power lines, which cause electrocution ⚡️and collisions 🚧 The #SL4B project is tracking them to inform better conservation strategies.
More 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/project
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🦅A Giant in Search of a Quiet Home: The Cinereous vulture, one of the world’s largest raptors, is threatened by habitat loss & human disturbance 🚁
Our #SL4B Project works with grid operators in 🇫🇷 to protect nests & reduce disruption.
More 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
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The Little Bustard: Listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, faces the risk of colliding with power line due to limited vision 👀, fast flight 🏃♂️, and flocking behaviour🦤
🌏 #SL4B is working to protect them and 12 other key species!
learn more👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
The Bearded Vulture stands out with its 2-2.85m wingspan and orange feathers. Once widespread in southern Europe ⛰️, it now lives in the Pyrenees, Corsica, Crete & Alps.
🌏 Check out how our project is reducing their risk to collision & electrocution with power lines 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
Our project partner, LPO PACA continues training personnel on power line & bird interactions ⚡️🦅🇫🇷
Covering electricity network components & retro-fitting materials, avifauna landscape risk analysis, and prioritisation of high-risk structures for collision & electrocution.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4ekdy3l
Have you added your studies to the SafeLines4Birds Database?
This growing knowledge 💡 hub collects best practices and research on #bird & power line interactions. Missing studies can be submitted via the page's submission form to keep it up-to-date and reliable. 👩🏻💻🧑🏾💻
🔗 www.safelines4birds.eu/database
Despite the Birds & Habitats Directives, fragmented implementation leaves birds unprotected.
At Connecting Biodiversity 2.0, stakeholders suggested :
📊 Cost-benefit analyses on inaction, 🔬 More research, & 🦅 Clearer standards
🌏📖 More on the discussion 👉 bit.ly/Key-actions-...
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🪺⚡ Nesting on pylons is risky for birds!
Under #SL4B project, E-REDES has relocated 5 white stork nests in 🇵🇹 to safer locations, reducing electrocution and outage risks. In total, 25 high-risk nests will be moved throughout the project, with deterrents placed in old sites.
🌏👉 www.safelines4birds.eu
🦅 With the EU accelerating renewables deployment, open-source data and risk mapping are key🔑 tools for a #birdsafe energy transition. Experts at Connecting Biodiversity 2.0 agree but also outlined challenges and their potential solutions.
Check out the full report here 👉 bit.ly/Key-actions-...
Our scientific database 💻 is simple to use.
Filter by keyword, year, country, author, or language to find key details like peer-review status, English abstracts, and download links. It is a reliable resource on bird and power line interactions.
Check it out! 👉 www.safelines4birds.eu/database
🔊The results of the discussions at the 2nd Connecting Biodiversity workshop are finally out! Some of the actions identified by actors are expanding #Wingspan2026, strengthening national-level partnerships, & diversifying funding for civil society.
🌍 Read the full report: bit.ly/Key-actions-...
At #Wingspan2024, experts from around the globe presented their practices. Learn about efforts in South Africa 🇿🇦, India 🇮🇳, Europe 🇪🇺, and Brazil🇧🇷 tackling bird protection around energy infrastructure 🦅
👉https://bit.ly/Wingspan2024-information-pictures
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