Excerpt: “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued an incidental take permit to the Wind Energy Condor Action Team (WECAT) members in Kern County, California. WECAT is comprised of 24 member companies that each own and operate a wind energy project in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area. The permit covers the incidental take of up to 11 free-flying California condors and 11 associated eggs or chicks over 30 years for activities associated with the operations of these wind energy projects. As part of the application for the permit, WECAT developed a conservation plan that includes measures that will mitigate and minimize the impact on condors from continued operation of their facilities. Implementation of the monitoring program also ensures conservation plan compliance over the life of the permit.”
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