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Wind Turbines Killed 19 Million Bats in US Over 40 Years, Study Finds

Estimates show nearly 19 million bats died in the US between 1981 and 2024, with scientists urging operational changes to prevent future deaths.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 26 Oct 2026. Latest News from Science Magazine published first, on 26 October at 03:45 UTC; New Scientist followed 15h 15m later. The most recent article, from New Scientist, appeared on 26 October at 19:00 UTC.

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  1. Wind turbines kill ‘shocking’ number of bats each year Latest News from Science Magazine ·
  2. Wind turbines have killed 19 million bats in 40 years in the US New Scientist

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