This video clip, and others, are presented to support a study that appears in the Journal of Wildlife Management. This study deals with the recent finding that forest-dwelling bats are often found dead beneath operating wind turbines at wind energy facilities. Thermal infrared video cameras were used to record the flight behavior of bats at night near the turbines at the Mountaineer wind energy facility in West Virginia. Researchers Horn, Kunz et.al. were attempting to understand the cause of the fatalities.

We encourage you to read the study for context as you view the clip(s). Other clips can be viewed at http://www.bu.edu/cecb/wind/video/.

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