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of migratory bats killed during autumn at wind turbines»
A study of bat deaths at a local wind farm by the University of Calgary reported by Science Daily found that the majority
of migratory bats in this location were killed because a sudden drop in air pressure near the blades caused injuries to the bats» lungs known as barotrauma.
Not exact matches
And if one species
of bat can hunt on the wing, it could be happening wherever large
bats and
migratory birds overlap.
A warmer climate disrupts the biological clocks
of migratory species including bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head of the U.N.'s Bonn - based Convention on Migratory
migratory species including
bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head
of the U.N.'s Bonn - based Convention on
MigratoryMigratory Species.
Several
migratory tree - living species
of bats were being slaughtered «in unprecedented numbers» by wind turbines, said the researcher.
Migratory bats are notoriously hard to study, and researchers aren't even sure where they go in the winter or how many
of them there are.
Studies also show with certainty that given good physical condition, large numbers
of migratory birds and
bats cross the lake, many
of them making the long journey after stopping at the shoreline to rest and feed.»
Wind turbine companies, officers and employees, however, are immune from prosecution, fines or imprisonment, regardless
of how many rare, threatened, endangered or
migratory birds and
bats they kill.
Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) reject the assessment's claim that the planned Icebreaker wind energy facility would have little to no impact on birds and
bats, citing the critical importance
of Lake Erie to
migratory birds such as the endangered Kirtland's Warbler.
These Stantec surveys are supposed to identify bird,
bat and raptor usage in and around the North Ridge Wind Energy project, yet these surveys are designed to miss much
of this species usage by breeding and
migratory species.
Amherst, well known for its abundance
of migratory bird and
bat life, is also a Canadian recognized historic centre, a centre for bird tourism, and boasts a windswept coastline with more shoreline than all
of the 1,000 Islands combined.
Evidence
of Late - Summer Mating Readiness and Early Sexual Maturation in
Migratory Tree - Roosting
Bats Found Dead at Wind Turbines Cryan, Paul; Jameson, Joel; Baerwald, Erin; Willis, Craig; Barclay, Robert; Apple Snider, E.; and Crichton, Elizabeth
A warmer climate disrupts the biological clocks
of migratory species including bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head of the U.N.'s Bonn - based Convention on Migratory
migratory species including
bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head
of the U.N.'s Bonn - based Convention on
MigratoryMigratory Species.