I WONDER - Do Wind Farms Affect Wildlife?

The video addresses concerns about wind farms' impact on birds and bats, noting that their overall effect is minor compared to other human threats like habitat loss and pollution. It highlights the positive ecological contributions of wind farms, such as providing open spaces for wildlife and fostering native plant growth.

What is one of the main concerns regarding wind farms?

• They produce too much noise.

• They require a lot of maintenance.

• They have a significant impact on birds and bats.

• They are too expensive to build.

How does the impact of wind farms compare to other human-caused threats?

• Wind farms are the biggest threat to wildlife.

• Wind farms have no impact at all.

• Wind farms have a smaller impact than habitat loss.

• Wind farms have a larger impact than pollution.

Which human-caused threat is mentioned as having a larger impact than wind farms?

• Overfishing

• Habitat loss

• Deforestation

• Noise pollution

Which of the following is a positive effect of wind farms on local ecosystems?

• They provide open spaces for wildlife.

• They decrease the growth of native plants.

• They reduce the amount of sunlight.

• They increase the number of predators.

What benefit do wind farms offer to native plant species?

• They have no effect on them.

• They replace them with non-native species.

• They promote their growth.

• They prevent their growth.