Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in the Same

2014-10-01 Thread Sheryl Rieck via Texascavers
Thanks, Jim. I was sure there had to be research going on for solutions. I'll take a look. I am also sure it is not a simple solution. I just hope a viable one is identified. Thanks, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime, you just mig

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in the Same

2014-10-01 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
This is a layman's thoughts on it, but I would think some form of sonic alarm would keep them away, something that they could only hear and would deter them safely. I know some advocates suggest we tear down every turbine, but I question the motives on this idea, wondering if it's not big oil and

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in the Same

2014-10-01 Thread Jim Kennedy via Texascavers
Sheryl, It's not a simple problem with an easy solution. There has been a whole lot of research regarding bats and wind turbines. An excellent source of information is www.batsandwind.org Jim Kennedy, the bat guy cavercr...@gmail.com Mobile email from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2014, at 12:33 PM,

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in the Same

2014-10-01 Thread Sheryl Rieck via Texascavers
I keep seeing this posted as a 'problem' and it is. I don't see posts that consider solutions. I am sure there are viable solutions. There always are and I think that should be the focus. Of course, I may have missed the posts discussing ways to solve the problem. I don't always read every word.

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in the Same

2014-10-01 Thread Louise Power via Texascavers
This has been a big problem for birds for years, especially large groups of migrating birds. > From: stefan.crea...@arm.com > To: texascavers@texascavers.com; s...@caver.net > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 08:21:22 + > Subject: Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] To Bats, Trees and Turbines Are One in > the