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Exploding bat lungs
Wind turbines make bat lungs explode
17:00 25 August 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Catherine Brahic
"Beware: exploding lungs" is not a sign one would expect to see at a wind farm. But a new study suggests this is the main reason bats die in large numbers around wind turbines.
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Bats in the North East US Suffering Mysterious Plague
Wildlife biologists are scrambling to understand a mysterious epidemic being called "White Nose Syndrome" that has killed tens of thousands of bats in upstate New York. Scientists are trying to prevent the sickness from spreading. As a result, most caves in New York, Vermont, and New Jersey are closed to the public.
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