Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms

Lintott, Paul; Richardson, Suzanne; Hosken, David; Fensome, Sophie; Mathews, Fiona

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.003

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Satellite megaclusters could fox night-time migrations (2020)
Journal Article
Lintott, C., & Lintott, P. (2020). Satellite megaclusters could fox night-time migrations. Nature, 586(7831), 674. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03007-8

Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms (2016)
Journal Article
Lintott, P., Richardson, S., Hosken, D., Fensome, S., & Mathews, F. (2016). Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms. Current Biology, 26(21), R1135-R1136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.003

Demand for renewable energy is rising exponentially. While this has benefits in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there may be costs to biodiversity [1]. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are the main tool used across the world to predict the... Read More about Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms.