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Using more than a wing and a prayer: Company aims to cut raptor deaths with technology, people

An operations center in California can shut down wind turbines 1,200 miles away in Montana in fewer than 30 seconds when the flight patterns of golden eagles and other raptors indicate a potential collision in the making.

The quick response is possible because of tracking radar, "detect and deter" cameras and human spotters called "bio-monitors" deployed at Rim Rock Wind Facility in Montana’s Glacier and Toole counties.

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Written by
Karl Puckett
Tribune Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20131107/NEWS01/311070024/Using-more-than-wing-prayer-Company-aims-cut-raptor-deaths-technology-people?nclick_check=1

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