Direct onboard feedback to the animals is the key

For decades, scientists have been tracking and tracing animals with telemetry attached to the animal to devise better protection strategies. But nobody ever imagined to directly use the information of the whereabouts and surroundings to feed back information to the animal directly. Why not? The animals already carry small electronic devices, sometimes for years. These may use GPS localization, as well as telecommunication and sensors, to transmit information to the human scientist. They have micro-controllers.
So why not warn the animal of imminent danger directly, by using a suitable "actuator", i.e. some signal like sound, light, vibration etc. that the bird can sense and react to, ideally even learn to interpret?

That's the fundamental idea behind bAWARE.

Inspired by the Internet of Things IoT

This concept is not at all limited to use on birds, or using sensors to detect the powerline's electromagnetic fields

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What all bAWARE devices share

Information for Situational Awareness

No matter if information about presence of mortal danger is sensed onboard, carried on an onboard map, or transmitted via telecom: The bAWARE device "knows" when the animal is in danger.
Our first product B1 uses a custom-built sensor to detect electromagnetic fields which are always around power-lines;
B2 will contain GPS, and GPRS/4G to be aware of e.g. wind farms and airports.

Actuators which change the animal's behaviour

Tailored to senses and sensitivity of the animal, light, sound, electrical stimulation, vibration etc. actuators are used. They must be harmless, yet be sufficiently annoying so the animal learns how to avoid them from going off, instead of learning to ignore them.
Most infrastructure based warnings such as flares, sirens and flashes quickly fail, because they are "always on", and animals simply learn to ignore them. Consider birds who live on airports and tolerate starting jet engines!

Rugged & Autonomous for lifelong protection

bAWARE devices come with autonomous energy supply, e.g. from solar or motion harvesting, to ensure lifelong operation.
Their rugged construction withstands the environmental conditions and abuse by the animal, while being designed to be as non-obstructing as possible. This can include aerodynamics, light weight, no snagging, and even considers how the device can be easily fitted and safely removed