Protecting Avians With Bird Flight Diverters

Around the globe, the modern standard of living is defined as per the availability of electricity in and around your surroundings. The flow of electricity from the power station to the end-users is only possible via overhead power transmission lines in 99% cases. Word wide this electrifying network continues the pace to advance rural & remote areas of avian habitation. Most power transmission lines developed as on date pose a fatal risk to avian species and accordingly affect their habitation for large avian species like breeding, staging as well as in fooding zones. Power transmission lines and other power line facilities are mostly considered as an important source of avian mortality from centuries. Bird mortality from collisions with power transmission lines and other power line infrastructures has been reported for multiple bird species. Where the main victims are critically endangered and menace species.

Wild life-saving federations and associations have taken essential precautions + measures like implementing the installation of line marking devices on all overhead power transmission lines. Bird diverter is the most effective device in the said sector. Installing these Bird diverters on power transmission lines makes them more easily visible to avian species, specifically the big ones during their flying path from one place to another and hence avoid powerline obstacles + collisions with power lines. Multiple research shows an outstanding performance of bird flight diverters (installed on power lines)in reducing avian collisions. The ratio of reduction varies from 50 to 80% depending on location and kind of bird diverter used.