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- Title
Zoology: Under pressure.
- Abstract
The article reports on the result of the study which assesses the causes of death among bats found in wind turbines conducted by Erin Baerwald and her colleagues at the University of Calgary in Canada. They gathered samples of hoary bats and silver-haired bats that have been found dead at a wind facility in Alberta. It revealed that 69 of the 75 bats evaluated experienced chest and abdomen haemorrage. In addition, 32 of them were found to have suffered external injuries, while six have internal bleeding. The study showed that changes in turbine blades pressure has been to be the main cause of the animals' death.
- Subjects
CANADA; BATS; DEATH; WIND turbines; WINDMILLS; TURBINE blades; WIND pressure; PRESSURE; BAERWALD, Erin; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Nature, 2008, Vol 454, Issue 7208, p1033
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/4541033d