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California solar project adds bighorn sheep buffer
Original: California solar project adopts special bighorn sheep buffer to keep desert migration routes open after 2026 approval
A large solar project in California has adopted a special buffer zone to protect bighorn sheep after receiving approval expected to run from 2026. The measure is designed to keep the animals' desert migration routes open while the development proceeds, balancing renewable energy expansion with wildlife conservation in the state's desert regions.
Why now: It highlights the growing tension between large-scale renewable energy development and desert wildlife protection.
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- California solar project adopts special bighorn sheep buffer to keep desert migration routes open after 2026 approval · Energies Media
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