Victims of Wind Turbines… The Bat Population
The rampant slaughter of birds and bats by wind turbines is just another inconvenient truth for the wind cult. In this peer reviewed scientific paper, the scale of the destruction was spelled out loud and clear: wind turbines are now the leading cause of bat mortality.
Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review
Mammal Review
Thomas J. O’Shea, Paul M. Cryan, David T.S. Hayman, Raina K. Plowright, Daniel G. Streicker
18 January 2016
Abstract
- Despite conservation concerns for many species of bats, factors causing mortality in bats have not been reviewed since 1970. Here, we review and qualitatively describe trends in the occurrence and apparent causes of multiple mortality events (MMEs) in bats around the world.
- We compiled a database of MMEs, defined as cases in which ≥ 10 dead bats were counted or estimated at a specific location within a maximum timescale of a year, and more typically within a…
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