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How do wind turbines kill bats?

Researchers discover why wind turbines are hazardous to bats How do wind turbines kill bats? Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Drop in air pressure, not collisions, devastate bat populations…

Bats protect crops from insects

Bats significantly reduce insect damage to plants, report researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Michigan. Using nets to control the presence of bats and birds…

Bats eat as many insects as birds

Bats eat as many insects at night as birds do during the day, according to research published in the journal Science. Using nets to control the presence of bats and…

Rare giant bat eats night-flying birds

Night-flying birds do have predators Rare giant bat eats night-flying birds Turns out night-flying birds do have predators mongabay.com February 13, 2007 A new study published in PLoS ONE, an…

Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats

Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats mongabay.com December 18, 2006 A new study published in Current Biology suggests bats and moths may be engaged…