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Cape Charles lighthouse on Smith Island VA

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Cape Charles lighthouse on Smith Island, VA.  This and other lighthouses were used to help assess the potential risk to bats from planned offshore wind energy.  Researchers tracked bat movements using acoustic recorders placed on these tall structures on Virginia’s barrier islands.

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Image taken by Richard Reynolds, Wildlife Biologist with the Virginia DWR

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