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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Purple Heron" data-source="post: 3599510" data-attributes="member: 143142">To Hauksen--I think creating an situation where the man-made electromagnetic radiation is millions of times more powerful than the earth's natural magnetic field IS habitat destruction.  Also you have to realize that towers are placed so that when you move out of one area you are into another area of signal--they triangulate.  It's probably easier in Greece to find areas of no signal (so many mountains) although it is getting harder as more towers go up.  But from what I have seen, birds definitely prefer these areas.  The trouble is that birds are territorial, and in some cases the adult birds have a fairly small range--a mile or two.  So they may not be able to escape from cell tower signals.  It's easy to go on about complex problems and many factors but frankly, that is a cop-out.  There are plenty of peer-reviewed studies documenting the damage EMF does to birds.  I think the real problem is that so many people are addicted to wireless technology that they don't want to give it up even if it does kill all the birds.  Take your pick--birds or your smartphone.</blockquote>