LETTER: Bird migration endangered by World Energy GH2 project

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I've been following the development of the World Energy GH2 project on the west coast of Newfoundland with great concern since its announcement in July 2022. The second proposed wind turbine site at the Anguille mountains in the Codroy Valley was a late addition to the project.

A spectacular adult red-tailed hawk avoids a pesky crow while soaring over a Corory Valley field. - Bruce Mactavish - Bruce Mactavish I kept waiting for him to mention the threat to bird populations from the proposed WE GH2 project, which includes 164 massive, 200-metre tall turbines with associated roads and transmission lines to be situated along the Anguille Mountains on one side of the valley, around tributaries which feed into the Grand Codroy Estuary. This is perhaps the most important wetland in the province and has two internationally recognized Important Bird Areas.

Newfoundland and Labrador approved nine proposed wind energy to hydrogen projects to move to the next stage of the Crown land bidding process. - Unsplash photo

 

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