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Resource Documents: Bats (73 items)
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Minimizing aviation lighting duration reduces bat attraction to wind turbines
Abstract: Wind turbines negatively affect bats through mortality, which can be exacerbated by attraction behaviours, and loss of habitat use caused by avoidance behaviours. However, potential mechanisms driving bat responses to wind turbines are still poorly understood. This is especially true of red aviation lighting, designed to prevent aircraft collisions and implemented in many countries, that could be perceived by bats from a long distance and lead to a response at a large spatial scale. We assessed the role of . . .
More »Proposal for Inclusion of the Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis), Southern Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), and Southern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus ega) in Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species
Author: Government of Peru
These bats have wide distribution ranges across the Americas. The Hoary Bat has the second largest range of any mammal on the continent after the puma (Puma concolor), which can be found from Canada to Argentina and Chile. The Eastern Red Bat is found between eastern Canada and the far northeast of Mexico, and the Southern Red Bat reaches from the western United States south down to Argentina. The Southern Yellow bat is distributed from North America (USA) down to . . .
More »Assessing migration of bat species and interactions with offshore wind farms
Author: Hooker, Jack; et al.
Evidence gaps remain on the occurrence of bats in the offshore environment and their potential interactions with renewable developments. Through a desk-based literature review, a review of existing data sets, and engagement with international projects through two online workshops this study presents cutting edge data and best practice. Based on the data, Nathusius’ pipistrelle are the most commonly recorded species offshore and are considered a regular migrant to the British Isles. Surveys in the English Channel have recorded both common . . .
More »Migratory Strategy Is a Key Factor Driving Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities in At-Risk North American Bats
Author: Campbell, Caitlin; et al.
ABSTRACT: Animal migration remains poorly understood for many organisms, impeding understanding of movement dynamics and limiting conservation actions. We develop a framework that scales from movements of individuals to the dynamics of continental migration using data synthesis of endogenous markers, which we apply to three North American bat species with unexplained high rates of fatalities at wind energy facilities. The two species experiencing the highest fatality rates exhibit a “pell-mell” migration strategy in which individuals move from summer habitats in . . .
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