More than 200 turbines are slated to be erected in the vicinity of the Addo Elephant National Park, in the country's south, after the Environment Ministry dismissed a legal bid to block the project last year.
With solar, wind is seen as key to efforts by Africa's most industrialised economy to wean itself off coal -- which is currently burnt to generate about 80 percent of the country's electricity. "Wind turbines produce a lot of noise," said Anglea Stoeger-Horwath, an animal behaviour specialist at the University of Vienna told AFP.Nature guide and wildlife photographer, Jeni Smithies, said in turn the animals might get"frustrated" and"aggressive", adding tourists coming to the area will also have their view spoiled.
" has been operational since 2015 and no complaints, issues or grievances have been communicated by members of the public," EDF told AFP, adding it continued to monitor biodiversity on the site.
Don't speak doe the elephants? Do wind turbines make.orw noise than a wind day according to the elephant you asked?
Birds.
Stop sending our a grade coal to Germany. And get rid of the coal mafia
Elephants can see in the dark!