Jammin' Bats to Keep Them Safe
Wind turbines are a valuable source of renewable energy, but they’reeco-unfriendly in one particular way: the giant spinning bladesfrequently kill birds and bats.
A new system that jams bats’ echolocation with ultrasound is showing promise in reducing fatalities at wind energy facilities. Researchers at Texas State University, in partnership with Bat Conservation International (BCI), found that the ultrasonic Bat Deterrent System developed by NRG Systems reduced overall bat fatalities at the Los Vientos Wind Energy Facility in Starr county, Texas, by 54 percent.
Read the whole story, my first for Mongabay: Jammin' at Wind Farms May Help Save Bats.