Wind turbines displace bats from drinking sites #DEU

Highlights Bats need water for drinking, but wind turbines may displace them from ponds Acoustic and foraging activity of bats declined at ponds in proximity to turbines Siting turbines away from key habitats is essential for biodiversity conservation Abstract— Bats depend on water for drinking and foraging, but the increasing number of wind turbines may pose a problem for bats, as operating wind turbines are known to displace bats over long distances. We asked whether turbines displace bats from critical . . .


https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbines-displace-bats-from-drinking-sites/