{"id":265120,"date":"2023-07-03T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T11:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=265120"},"modified":"2023-07-03T13:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T11:01:26","slug":"canadas-wind-industry-wiping-out-endangered-bat-species-at-alarming-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=265120","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Wind Industry Wiping Out Endangered Bat Species At Alarming\u00a0Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"265124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?fit=2880%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2880,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0savingbatsfr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/\">STOP THESE THINGS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"372\" data-attachment-id=\"265122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265122\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?fit=810%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"810,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0bat-killed-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?fit=723%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?resize=723%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?w=810&amp;ssl=1 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-6.png?resize=768%2C395&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bats are just another creature being tormented or slaughtered by the wind industry as sets about \u2018saving\u2019 the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courtesy of 40-70m long blades with their outer tips travelling at over 350 km\/h, rare and endangered bat species are being wiped off the face of the earth at an astonishing rate. It\u2019s not just direct collisions \u2013 the low-pressure zone created around the blade path is enough to burst the blood vessels in their little lungs, with fatal results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Canada, three species are taking the brunt: eastern red, silver and hoary bats are being slaughtered in their millions, every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wind industry and its cultish\u00a0followers have no difficulty justifying the destruction of pristine landscapes; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2016\/06\/25\/wind-farms-a-guarantee-of-hatred-community-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismemberment of once cohesive, rural communities<\/a>; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2015\/04\/25\/wind-powers-toxic-embrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creation of toxic wastelands in China<\/a>\u00a0(where the rare earths essential to wind turbines are processed); power prices that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2017\/11\/15\/determined-to-destroy-cheap-power-supplies-renewables-zealots-out-to-kill-the-poor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">punish the poorest and most vulnerable in society.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"265133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?fit=1140%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1140,642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"011-DSCN0086\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/011-DSCN0086.jpeg?w=1140&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, finding excuses for the pointless slaughter of millions upon millions of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2014\/09\/22\/bird-carcass-count-proves-agls-macarthur-wind-farm-is-an-avian-slaughterhouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">birds<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2016\/09\/07\/bat-ageddon-wind-industry-slaughters-millions-of-bats-all-to-save-the-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bats<\/a>, across the globe is just another day at the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those that actually care about the environment, and what\u2019s in it, take an altogether different view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"265129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-36.png?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-36.png?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-36.png?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265129\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-36.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-36.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wind turbines lead to decline in bat population<\/strong><br>Calgary News<br>Quinn Keenan<br>11 May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"265131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265131\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04F6F5D1F00000578-0-image-a-15_1535363770268.jpg?fit=636%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"636,382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock \/ Bernd Wolter&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Flying Bat in Forest; Shutterstock ID 624093986; Purchase Order: -&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;*COMPOSITE* shutterstock_624093986.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"*COMPOSITE* shutterstock_624093986.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Flying Bat in Forest; Shutterstock ID 624093986; Purchase Order: &amp;#8211;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04F6F5D1F00000578-0-image-a-15_1535363770268.jpg?fit=636%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04F6F5D1F00000578-0-image-a-15_1535363770268.jpg?resize=723%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265131\" width=\"723\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04F6F5D1F00000578-0-image-a-15_1535363770268.jpg?w=636&amp;ssl=1 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04F6F5D1F00000578-0-image-a-15_1535363770268.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flying Bat in Forest; Shutterstock ID 624093986; Purchase Order: &#8211;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s three migratory bats are now officially recognized as endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eastern red, silver and hoary bats have seen a significant drop in numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collisions with wind turbines have played a major role in the population decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWind energy is booming in Alberta as elsewhere and bats and wind turbines don\u2019t get along very well. The wind turbines kill a lot of bats. In fact in Alberta it kills more bats than it does birds,\u201d said University of Calgary professor of biological sciences Dr. Robert Barclay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind turbines are a common sight in southern Alberta, taking advantage of the region\u2019s windy conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bats don\u2019t need to hit a turbine to be killed by one, just getting close can be deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Cori Lausen, director of bat conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, said \u201call they really have to do is get close to these blades and that\u2019s a low pressure zone and that literally causes the blood vessels in their lungs to explode. Sort of like a scuba diver coming up too quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 500,000 and a million bats are killed each year by wind turbines across Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But because migratory bats travel at night and typically not in large groups, tracking the number of bats in any one region or how many are killed by turbines is challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny when I get asked questions about how many bats there are,\u201d said Dr. Lausen. \u201cWe have a hard time counting trees, and they don\u2019t move. So it\u2019s been very difficult to estimate bat populations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bats play an essential role in pest control, pollinating plants and dispersing seeds. Fewer bats forces farmers to use more pesticides, which also harms bat populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to experts slowing down turbines in low wind conditions especially at night can help save the bats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Barclay said \u201cWhen the wind speeds are low, shut down the turbines, and see how many fewer bats you kill. In experiments we did with several Alberta companies, (we saw) 50 per cent less fatalities of bats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bats that hibernate are facing their own challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An outbreak of white nose syndrome across North America has killed significant numbers of bats in hibernation roosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"301\" data-attachment-id=\"265126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?fit=831%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"831,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0bat-killed-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?fit=723%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?resize=723%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?w=831&amp;ssl=1 831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bat-killed-4.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Three bat species at risk of becoming endangered as wind turbines take heavy toll on wildlife<\/strong><br>The Globe and Mail<br>Ivan Semeniuk and Wendy Stueck<br>11 May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind turbines \u2013 towering emblems of the shift toward renewable energy \u2013 have been cited as a primary reason why three of Canada\u2019s native bats species are in existential peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, an independent body that reports to the federal government, recommended on Wednesday that the three species be listed as endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such a designation would represent the highest level of risk under Canadian law \u2013 a fact made all the more striking because it is the first time any of those species have been assessed by the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s lots of indication that all three have been precipitously declining,\u201d said Stephen Petersen, director of conservation and research at Winnipeg\u2019s Assiniboine Park Zoo, who co-chairs the committee\u2019s work on terrestrial mammals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the causes that the committee identified as contributors to the bats\u2019 decreasing numbers, \u201cthe mortality at wind farms seems to be the top threat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommendation for listing the species was issued following the committee\u2019s semi-annual meeting, which concluded last week in Regina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included in the recommendation are the hoary bat, the silver-haired bat and the eastern red bat. All are high-flying migratory species that spend their winters in the southern United States or Mexico. The first two range across Canada during the summer, except in the Arctic, while the third mainly occurs in the central and eastern parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their migration, the bats encounter an array of human-made structures along their flight paths, both in the U.S. and Canada, including the swiftly whirling blades of wind turbines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Studies based on counts of bat carcasses near wind turbines have shown that the toll can be heavy when multiplied across all the units that are currently operating. With each turbine killing on the order of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jwmg.21128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 bats per year<\/a>, the impact works out to tens of thousands of individual animals removed from the population annually in Canada alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, an Ontario government-led&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/cobi.13554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>&nbsp;used the trend in bat deaths at wind turbines in that province to demonstrate that populations of all three species, as well as the big brown bat, have declined significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, which was part of the supporting evidence for the committee\u2019s recommendation, ruled out the possibility that bats are learning to avoid the structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re unintentionally harvesting them out of the air space every year,\u201d said Christina Davy, a conservation scientist who was lead author on the study and who is now based at Carleton University in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effect is compounded by habitat loss, pesticides in the food chain and other threats that bats must cope with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe good news is that we have tools to reduce the mortality from wind turbines,\u201d Dr. Davy added. \u201cThey\u2019re not ones the industry loves, but they work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those tools include shutting turbines down during periods of low wind when bats are likely to be flying but the energy return is low, as well as during the peak of the fall migration season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The toll of wind turbines on bats is \u201cone of the best-kept secrets \u2013 in a bad way,\u201d said Cori Lausen, director of bat conservation with Wildlife Conservation Society Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WCSC and other groups have been warning of the danger posed to bats by wind turbines for years, but the warnings seemed to have little impact, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because bats can live for decades and tend to have only one pup per year, high losses because of wind turbines have an enduring effect that is difficult to reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have no way to bounce back from that kind of mortality rate,\u201d Dr. Lausen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measured pace of Canada\u2019s species law means that the committee\u2019s recommendation will not be formally submitted until later this year. If Ottawa agrees with the recommendation and lists the three species as endangered, the designation will apply only on federal land. Such an outcome is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on bats unless it is supported by provincial regulators who oversee the wind industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe provinces need to step up and recognize that these three species have a very dire outlook if something isn\u2019t done soon,\u201d Dr. Lausen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Petersen said that the committee\u2019s recommendation can serve as a wake-up call that draws more attention to the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m hoping that even though this is not great news, it\u2019ll spur some action,\u201d he said.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-three-bat-species-now-considered-endangered-as-wind-turbines-take\/?mc_cid=f22fbec6a3&amp;mc_eid=87854dddc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Globe and Mail<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"265127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=265127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bats-killed-7.jpg?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0bats-killed-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bats-killed-7.jpg?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bats-killed-7.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265127\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bats-killed-7.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bats-killed-7.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bats are just another creature being tormented or slaughtered by the wind industry as sets about \u2018saving\u2019 the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":265124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820714,691820715,691820083,691820713,691820716,691818322],"class_list":{"0":"post-265120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-bat","9":"tag-birds","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-canadas-wind-industry","12":"tag-toxic-wastelands","13":"tag-wind-turbines","15":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0savingbatsfr.jpg?fit=2880%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-16Y8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":426209,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=426209","url_meta":{"origin":265120,"position":0},"title":"New York Times Gives Wind Turbines a Free Pass to Slaughter Birds","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"14\/02\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The American Bird Conservancy estimates that wind turbines kill between 700,000 and one million birds annually in the United States alone. 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