3-yr Study of Marin's McEvoy wind turbine: 3 dead bats, no dead birds

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Study of Marin's McEvoy wind turbine: 3 dead bats, no dead birds

By Nels Johnson
Marin Independent Journal
Posted: 05/19/2014 03:29:41 PM PDT

A wind turbine erected on a North Marin olive ranch amid pitched controversy ? including concerns about an avian slaughter ? has had "possibly nil" impact on birds, a three-year study concluded.

The comprehensive, 39-month study of bird mortality near the 148-foot McEvoy Ranch wind turbine turned up no evidence of any bird killed by the device, although three dead bats were found over the period...