Oliver resident Donald Lawlor had come to know the Great Horned owl family living in a tree near his home before he witnessed the death of two fledglings when they were electrocuted after flying into a power line.
91裸聊视频淚 was heartbroken. Many of the people who watched them also felt the same way. They felt so bad many of them were crying,91裸聊视频� he said of the incident that took place in May.
The young owls were learning to fly with their mother on the lines, where they often perched, when it occurred.
On Wednesday, FortisBC crews were out covering the exposed lines that took the young owls91裸聊视频� lives.
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91裸聊视频淚f we know that there91裸聊视频檚 a risk to wildlife on our lines, we will take precautions to fix it,91裸聊视频� said Nicole Brown, communications advisor with FortisBC. 91裸聊视频淲hat we are doing on an ongoing basis is adding bird proofing and protection on our system.91裸聊视频�
She said the electricity and natural gas distribution utility company was unaware the owls were at risk and could not do anything about it until it was too late.
Much of the risks to wildlife come from the 91裸聊视频渓egacy structures91裸聊视频� on the system put in place before environmental risks were considered, like the one in Oliver, Brown said, which the company is in the process of replacing.
To prevent more wildlife tragedies, residents are advised to get in touch with FortisBC if they believe a line is a threat to wildlife. Brown said the procedure is costly, something customers would have to pay for, and is based on the risk to wildlife.
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91裸聊视频淲e cover everything where there is a known risk. People will see cone shapes over some of our structures, they91裸聊视频檒l see spinals on some of our structures. People may not realize how much wildlife protection is already in place.91裸聊视频�
Roxanne Tripp, FortisBC environmental program lead, said the company operates on a risk-based approach.
91裸聊视频淲e need to know where those risks are,91裸聊视频� she said, adding the incident was heartbreaking to her because as a biologist she specialized in owls.
91裸聊视频淓very time somebody sees something that they have concerns about 91裸聊视频� if they see potential for a long-term interaction with the infrastructure 91裸聊视频� feel free to pick up the phone or send us an email.91裸聊视频�
