Color Bind: A New Study Finds Wind Turbine Color May Play a Role in Bat Fatality Rate

It is clear that wind turbines--the number of which is steadily increasing globally--kill bats. They also kill birds, but studies have consistently shown the Halloween icons to be more prone to death by turbine . The data also indicate that certain species of insectivorous bats, in particular migratory, tree-roosting species, are especially apt to fly into turbines. But exactly why this is remains a mystery. [More]

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