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SafeLines4Birds
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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/
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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...
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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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.
September 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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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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July 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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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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July 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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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...
July 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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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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June 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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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
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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How 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...
June 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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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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June 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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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
May 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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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...
May 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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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
May 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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👑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...
April 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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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...
April 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🪶 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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April 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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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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April 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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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...
April 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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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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March 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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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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March 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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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
March 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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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
March 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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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
Passing knowledge to protect bird species: LPO PACA’s training initiatives for distribution and transmission grid operators in France
Understanding and addressing environmental issues through training is essential for effective conservation of bird species around electricity grid infrastructure. Our partner LPO PACA has long been at...
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February 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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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
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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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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February 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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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
February 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM