Copel Distribuição carries out Wildlife Monitoring Programs, in accordance with the project’s environmental legislation. The Program aims to monitor groups of fauna over time, covering the pre-construction, installation and operation phases.
Monitoring is carried out by a team composed of a specialist for each of the fauna groups: mammals, birds, herpetofauna and meliponids. The studies are carried out through field data collection, using specific collection and capture methods for each group. The studies are periodic, taking place at seasonal intervals.
The results provide answers about the impacts on fauna resulting from the project in question, and can also generate data applicable to other projects in the same category. In addition, monitoring is important for defining environmental measures related to fauna.
In the case of High Voltage Distribution Lines, one of the impacts identified is the risk of birds colliding with the cables, which depends on factors such as the presence of environmentally sensitive areas and the occurrence of species susceptible to collision.
One measure taken by Copel DIS is the installation of bird markers, which aim to improve the visibility of the cables so that birds do not collide. After these markers are installed, studies can be carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the measure and the behavior of birds in relation to the cables, together with the Wildlife Monitoring Program.
