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Wind Energy: A Lethal Crisis Wind is touted as an endlessly renewable, “green-energy” step toward reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. That potential may yet be realized – but only after we resolve well-documented threats to wildlife. An energy source simply cannot be “green” if it kills thousands upon thousands of bats. Many misleading claims are being made for wind energy, and concerns are rising among conservationists and biologists.
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Take to the Field with BCI Looking for an exciting and unique outdoors adventure that will boost your skills in bat research and conservation? Look no farther. BCI is now accepting reservations for our 2006 field workshops for both professionals and serious bat fans. More than 1,200 people have gotten hands-on training at these sessions and gone on to apply what they learned around the world. Join them this summer. Space is limited, so sign up today!
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A Bats Time of Year Halloween is a great time for bat education. Newspapers and television stations around the country look to bat stories to for a bit of seasonal spice, and usually, these days, the stories are mostly positive. This year, the Sacramento Bee in California hit the motherlode. “By sheer coincidence,” the newspaper reported in a front-page story, “scholars and followers of bats get together each year right around Halloween. ...more
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Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Rafinesque’s big-eared bats are known to form nursery colonies in large hollow trees....more
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