Birds vs. Blades?: Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds

by Rebecca E Hirsch

It's a chilly winter evening. A northern gannet lets out a loud graaak. Swiftly and carefully, a scientist scoops the bird off the surface of the water into a net so that a team of experts can implant a high-tech tag. Scientists will track this seabird--and many others--to learn its movement patterns over the following years.

Find out how scientists are working to ensure clean, renewable offshore wind power won't spell disaster for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728477530
• ISBN13: 9781728477534
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.2" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7