Case Study The emerging conflict of common ravens roosting on electric power transmission line towers in Montana, USA

• Published in: Human-wildlife interactions Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 451 - 460
• Main Authors: Restani, Marco, Lueck, James S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Utah State University - Berryman Institute 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Managing Blackbirds

Bird interactions with electric power lines can cause faults (e.g., disruption of electrical service). Faults on 500kV transmission lines in Montana, USA, which are integral to the Northwest USA power grid, became concerning during winter 2016–2017. In 2017 we found insulators contaminated with bird...