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Defenders: A Day in the Life – Bats and Wind Coexistence

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Follow Joy Page, Director of Renewable Energy and Wildlife, and Pasha Feinberg, Renewable Energy and Wildlife Policy Analyst, as they travel to Humboldt county to collaborate with conservation partners at a bats and wind coexistence workshop and assess the health of the local bat population through mist-netting.

What Are Bats?

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Bats are one of the most fascinating and interesting creatures of nature. They fly, but they are not birds. Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; their forearms, modified into wings, distinguish them from other mammals. The digits of the arms are connected through a thin membrane which acts as a wing. Most bats are nocturnal and search for food during the night. The following are some interesting facts about bats:

  1. Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. Some other mammals can glide through the air for shorter distances, such as some species of squirrels, but they
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