To avoid further electrocution of thousands of birds, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME) signed a new “Accessible sky” agreement together with the Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) and major electric companies in Hungary. The agreement is a voluntary commitment, forming the basis of a long-term solution until 2020 aiming to address the problem of bird electrocution in Hungary.

The electric companies involved promised a “bird-friendly” transformation of all dangerous power lines in Hungary and agreed to only use “bird-friendly” methods in managing newly constructed power lines.

Electrocution and the collision with electric power lines have caused the death of thousands of birds in Hungary and other European countries. Surveys, commissioned by MME revealed that annually an estimated 30,000 birds are killed in Hungary alone. Amongst these birds are vulnerable species like the Great Bustard and other migratory bird species such as cranes and geese.

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