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Wind Turbines on a Farm
Wind Turbines on a Farm
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Title: Wind Turbines on a Farm

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Scientists have found that wind turbines are causing fatalities of certain species of migratory insect-eating bats, although a March 2011 study in Science suggests that solutions to reduce the impacts of wind turbines on bats may be possible.

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Date Taken: July 2008

Photographer: Paul Cryan , U.S. Geological Survey


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Dimensions: 2147 x 1756

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