Growth in wind energy in North America may endanger the Hoary Bat if conservation measures are not put in place.
North America’s Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) could face rapid decline unless urgent conservation action is taken to reduce bat fatalities at wind farms in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new scientific report co-authored by Bat Conservation International’s Chief Scientist published in the journal Biological Conservation.
“Without intervention to reduce fatalities, Hoary Bats could decline by a staggering 50% by the year 2028,” says Dr. Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist for Bat Conservation International.
New Report Forecasts Alarming Loss of North America’s Hoary Bats - Bat Conservation International
North America’s Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) could face rapid decline unless urgent conservation action is taken to reduce bat fatalities at wind farms in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new scientific report co-authored by Bat Conservation International’s Chief Scientist published in the journal Biological Conservation.
“Without intervention to reduce fatalities, Hoary Bats could decline by a staggering 50% by the year 2028,” says Dr. Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist for Bat Conservation International.
New Report Forecasts Alarming Loss of North America’s Hoary Bats - Bat Conservation International
