{"id":5840,"date":"2018-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/vultures-electrocution-msap-iran\/"},"modified":"2018-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T00:00:00","slug":"vultures-electrocution-msap-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/vultures-electrocution-msap-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitigating the threat of electrocution in Iran \u2013 the excellent work of the Iran\u00b4s Bird and Powerlines Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5840 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961-1024x728.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gallery_961.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p> A <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/2017\/10\/31\/vultures-took-center-stage-at-the-cop12-cms-more-protection-for-10-species-and-the-vulture-multispecies-action-plan-approved\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently approved Vulture Multi-species Action Plan (MsAP)<\/a> &#8211; a global blueprint for the conservation of old world vultures, identifies electrocution as an important threat to vultures (and other species) worldwide.<\/p>\n<p> It is then heartening to see that people are taking this issue seriously and working to mitigate the risks \u2013 not only in Europe, but elsewhere. In Iran, for example, a group of conservationists, ornithologists and bird enthusiasts is doing a fantastic job minimizing the mortality of vultures and other raptors by electrocution in an important flyway for raptors.<\/p>\n<p> The Iran\u00b4s Bird and Powerlines Committee (IBPLC) has been working with power companies, protected area managers and officials, through workshops, public awareness and concrete mitigation work on the ground, to reduce the risk of electrocution in some areas. With relatively few means, they have managed to insulate already some dozens of poles in the desert zone of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Meyghan?src=hash\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meyghan<\/a> Wetland (Arak), and in the Rasvand <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wildlife_Refuge?src=hash\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildlife_Refuge<\/a> \u00a0(Shazand, Markazi province).<\/p>\n<p> Hundreds of vultures are killed globally every year when they perch on medium-tension poles, particularly ones with pole designs that make it easy for the bird to touch both the cables and the pylon at the same time. The risk of electrocution is higher in arid desert areas with few cliffs and no trees, where pylons often provide the only perches available, or in periods of harsh weather &#8211; when it rains vultures can\u2019t fly properly, and for this reason they tend to perch on trees, cliffs or electric power lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> The threat of electrocution is also often underestimated because dead birds under pylons are often quickly removed by predators.<\/p>\n<p> There are a number of technical solutions to mitigate this threat \u2013 the best would be to bury the line or change the pole type, but a relatively cheap insulation could work for some years and reduce the risk of vulture (and other raptors) mortality.<\/p>\n<p> Well done to our Iranian colleagues that are selflessly working to save vultures and raptors in their country. You are indeed already part of the \u201ccommunity of implementers\u201d of the vulture MsAP \u00a0&#8211; keep on the good work!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recently approved Vulture Multi-species Action Plan (MsAP) &#8211; a global blueprint for the conservation of old world vultures, identifies electrocution as an important threat to vultures (and other species) worldwide. 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