Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia

SHOBRAK, M., ALASMARI, S., ALQTHAMI, A., ALQTHAMI, F., AL-OTAIBI, A., ZOUBI, M., . . . NIKOLOV, S. (2021). Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia. Bird Conservation International, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0959270921000204

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The authors call for the urgent safeguarding of powerlines that cause mortality near known Steppe Eagle congregation sites, and the adoption and implementation of regulations that ensure that future infrastructure is constructed with designs that are safe for birds.