Electricity supply companies and bird protection in the Czech Republic and a role of the Czech Society for Ornithology/BirdLife Czech Luk Viktora Czech Society for Ornithology BirdLife Czech Regulations - overview of existing laws Act nr. 114/1992, about nature and landscape protection, 5, par. 3 electrocution, collisions with wires Act nr. 428/2000, energetic law Amendment nr. 158/2009, 25, par. 12g, par. 4 protection of all high voltage pilons until the end of July 2024 electrocution, collisions with wires Electricity Supply Companies (voltage range: 22 to 35 kV, partially 110 kV) EZ Distribuce, a. s. west, north E.ON Distribuce, a. s. south, south-east PREdistribuce, a. s. - Prague Voltage range: 110, 220, 400 kV: EPS, a. s. - whole country, state owned Electric transmission network about high voltage pylons mainly from concrete, steel less than 10 % safety ones the most dangerous crossarm structures (Pylons of the Death) also dangerous: pylons with steel construction (incl. some 110 kV structures) Concrete pylons with vertical cavity Jackdaw Little Owl Solutions? Raised perch, but Plastic ridges, but. Plastic insulation of insulators and parts of phase conductors inappropriet, foreign models Plastic crossarms covers lax installation, less durability Claw type high hopes" construction, based on discourager strategy But: bracing needed when angular or forking pole! White Tailed Eagle, Osprey have died Additional perch, different birds have use it (Buzzards, Kestrels, Eagle Owl, even Goshawk) Insulators and phase conductor insulation, using aproppriate devices Combination of insulation and perch discouragers Experts group of the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (since 2013) Main iisue: animal safety for transport and energetics (set up of safety standards, development or/and assesment of distribution elements, experts opinions, methology for state administration) Interdepartmental working group of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic (since 2015) Main issue: preparation of the methodological instructions for bird safety in energetics (electrocution , collisions with wires ) Working groups Role of the Czech Society for Ornithology providing experts for working groups safety measures efficiency monitoring avian mortality records (online database birds.cz) Cooperation with E.ON Distribuce, a. s. Previous good opinion with White Stork nests conservation! To achieve Target 2024: list of safety measures (based on experts opinions) list of birds at risk (17 sp.) time schedule to secure power lines according to bird species priorities (3 levels), by the most economic and most efficient way Thank you for your attention!