The American Bird Conservancy accused the FCC of dragging its fee...
The American Bird Conservancy accused the FCC of dragging its feet on addressing harm that communications towers in Hawaii would likely cause to imperiled bird populations. The group noted in a tip sheet sent to media that the U.S.…
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Fish and Wildlife Service determined a threat exists to the Newell’s Shearwater, Band-rumped Storm-petrel, and Hawaiian Petrel, and called for a formal consultation under the Endangered Species Act for tower projects. “Consultation allows wildlife experts to determine whether a project will harm an endangered species, and to recommend changes to the project,” the conservancy said. “However, four years later, the Federal Communications Commission, the agency in charge of licensing towers, has failed to initiate the process.” The conservancy said it was pleased the Federal Aviation Administration recently announced plans to conduct a study examining whether steady-burning lights on tall communications towers, which can attract birds and cause them to collide with the towers during night migration, can be safely eliminated without endangering air traffic.