The authors suggested that this could be done at times of greatest likelihood of bat deaths with little effect on power generation. (ramblingsdc.net)
Experiments at a site in Indiana in 2012 showed that feathering turbines when winds were slow reduced bat deaths by 30 percent on average. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
Ecologists can reveal the frequency of bird and bat deaths in wind turbines, the traffic of birds around airports and the potential for distribution of disease and disease vectors. (discovermagazine.com)