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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Wind Turbines Give Bats the "Bends," Study Finds


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Turbines generate power at a wind farm near Pincher Creek in Alberta, Canada, in an undated photo.

A study published in August 2008 found wind turbines can kill migrating bats without touching them by causing a "bends like" condition due to dropping air pressure.

Photograph by Robert Postma/Getty