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Bats and Wind Tens of thousands of bats are being killed each year at wind-energy facilities in North America. The grim pace of bat fatalities was documented four years ago by scientists of the BCI-led Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC). Biologists generally assumed that the bats were dying in collisions with the giant, spinning turbine blades. But now it appears that another culprit may be involved: many bats seem to be dying because the turbines cause a sharp drop in nearby air pressure
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Apply for a Scholarship Bat Conservation International is now accepting applications for 2009 Student Research Scholarships. Each year, BCI scholarships help talented students at universities around the world conduct research that contributes the new knowledge needed to conserve bats and their habitats worldwide.
Since its inception 18 years ago, BCI has invested $608,000 in this program, awarding 256 scholarships for conservation-related research in 55 countries. Approximately 20 scholarships are planned for the 2009-10 academic year, with a maximum one-year award of $5,000.
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Bats in the News Some people love bald eagles, and others are enamored of snakes and salamanders, “but these men and women love bats," says Wildlife Biologist Keith Hudson of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. More than 100 bat-lovers gathered recently for a massive, three-day “Bat Blitz” to assess the status of bat populations at Alabama’s Bankhead National Forest.
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Tadarida brasiliensis
The 100 million free-tailed bats living in Central Texas caves consume approximately 1,000 tons of insects nightly....more
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