Tuesday 8 November 2016

Bat fatalities at wind farms prove unpredictable

Costly ecological impact assessments (EcIAs) completed prior to the building of wind farms have failed to protect bats from fatal collisions with the spinning blades. Researchers say that, for reasons that aren’t yet entirely clear, that’s because surveys of bat activity conducted only before building begins are poor predictors of future bat fatalities.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108085459.htm



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