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6 Ways to Protect Bats and Birds From Wind Turbines

6 Ways to Protect Bats and Birds From Wind Turbines

By Russell McLendon Published October 22, 2019 Wind turbines are an important source of clean, renewable energy. They’re one of the fastest-growing power sources in the U.S., outpacing even natural gas. Unfortunately, they also sometimes kill birds and bats. So the purpose of this post will talk about how can we can protect bats and birds from […]

Bird Migration Through a Hall of Mirrors

Bird Migration Through a Hall of Mirrors

By Richard Podolsky, PhD Millions of birds die during spring and fall migration or while on their breeding grounds because they cannot differentiate between what is the real world and what is reflected in glass. Bird Migration: “Twice a year, every year, for the last 160 million years, most of the earth’s billions of birds embarked […]