Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

Global climate change and depleting fossil fuel resources have caused countries around the world to invest inx000D
green energy alternatives, such as solar and wind power. Canada is among the countries leading the push forx000D
green energy, ranking seventh in the world for wind energy capacity. But the application of wind energy hasx000D
raised concerns amongst scientists and the general public alike. These concerns have most notably surroundedx000D
bird and bat mortalities associated with wind turbines, such that the majority of research about the impacts ofx000D
wind farms has focussed on flying animals. However, recent wind energy development proposals have raisedx000D
concerns about turtles living in wind farms. Unlike birds and bats, reptiles living in wind farms have rarelyx000D
been studied. Reptiles, along with amphibians, are considered to be some of the most endangered animals, sox000D
understanding how they interact with green energy developments is essential to their conservation. The purposex000D
of our project is to help fill this knowledge gap by assessing the population and community ecology of reptilesx000D
and amphibians (herpetofauna) living on the Prince Wind Farm in Northern Ontario. We will comparex000D
ecological aspects of herpetofauna communities living close to turbines with those of communities living farx000D
from turbines. We will partner with Brookfield Renewable to collect these data which will be used to developx000D
their biodiversity policy for their wind farms, including the Prince facility. Our project will provide Brookfieldx000D
and other companies with unique data that can be used to develop and implement mitigation strategies inx000D
currently-operational and future wind energy developments across Canada.