Proof of Interior Department Fraud and Collusion

On the Federal Wind industry guidelines, there is a short discussion about the Altamont Pass wind turbines and the impact they have had on the regional golden eagle population. None of it is true.  Also not true are the all the reports to the public that the Altamont Pass area reportedly has largest density of breeding Golden Eagles in the world. Sadly, this is a myth made up from bogus wind industry research.

What has taken place to golden eagles around Altamont is important because this wind energy site has been slaughtering golden eagles for decades. In 2015 the USGS published a report or survey that estimated the eagle population to be approximately 280 pairs in a 2000 square mile region around Altamont. They came to this conclusion by relying on a previous bogus studies from the Clinton Era and rigging the methodology used for this study.     https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1039/pdf/ofr2015-1039.pdf ;              

The final USGS estimate of 280 pairs is even more remarkable when it is revealed that this study could only verify 11 occupied eagle nests that produced young in the region. These studies used the arbitrary subjective term “nesting territories” in reference to eagle occupancy

Look closely at the two images. One is from the fake Federal study; the other image is from a publication put together by the Mt. Diablo chapter of the Audubon Society with the help of the Ca Department of Fish and Game and numerous other local agencies.

                                         Now look at this critical information below hidden in this fake study. What is circled in red is by far the most important information in this entire study. All These fake researchers could only document 11 occupied golden eagle nest sites.                                                 

How did these fake experts get 280 golden eagle pairs?  Simple, they counted the same eagles over and over again from different survey sites in different parts of a single large golden eagle territories occupied by just one pair.  I know for a fact that one golden nest site and territory near Altamont that I studied years ago consumed at least 6 of these stupid unscientific polygon territories .  The phony methodology used in this study was created by falsely assuming from another bogus Altamont eagle study, that these eagle territories in this region are about 5 square miles or 13.85 sq km in size.…. "As a consequence, we used a probabilistic sampling approach to infer estimates of occupancy, reproduction, and number of territorial pairs of golden eagles."               

Just to get this on the record,  I want to point out that golden eagles did nest in the 160 sq. km footprint of APWRA and they have been killed off by these turbines.  I was also told by a qualified observer that golden eagles have made unreported nesting attempts in the APWRA but these nests have failed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I was also told that in the region around Altamont when it was reported to have 59 golden eagle nesting territories within 30 kilometers………….. “one of the participating researchers said he only knew of 6.”  Of course real scientific research and ethical institutions could easily clear all this up.

I have other proof of this eagle population survey fraud that has been taking taking place since the mid 1990's. Will the Interior Department ever conduct a real scientific study in this 2000 square mile region and actually document how few golden eagles nest sites remain?     I am hoping someday it will happen and would be happy to assist with any real research.

Similar research with fraudulent data building methodology been conducted in Scotland to hide their rapidly declining population of golden eagles. These fraudulent studies from the UK  claim there are now 508 nesting pairs of golden eagles when there might only be 100 left.  Make no mistake, just like in CA, this is an eagle population being killed off by wind turbines.