Wind Farm Company Responds to Animal Euthanasia Claims

Published on November 13, 2023

A major Australian renewable energy company has addressed allegations of euthanising animals—including threatened species like birds, koalas, and greater gliders—that obstruct construction of wind turbines. Concerns were raised by politicians regarding the environmental plans for the construction of the Clarke Creek Wind Farm in Queensland, particularly the use of blunt force trauma to euthanise injured animals during the clearing process. Squadron Energy, overseeing the project, said in its 125-page biodiversity management document that the euthanasing process for injured animals involved delivering a “hard, sharp blow to the base of the back of the skull” using a blunt metal or heavy wooden bar such as a sledgehammer or crowbar....

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