18 protected bats found dead at wind farm in Liepāja
Within two weeks, 18 dead bats, a specially protected species group, were found at the SIA "Rapsoil" wind farm in Liepāja, Latvia. That is twice the permitted number, TV3's programme "Nekā personīga" reported.
At the wind farm operated by the company SIA "Rapsoil" in Liepāja, Latvia, 18 dead bats were found over a two-week period. The animals are specially protected, and the number found is twice the permitted limit.
The situation was reported on Sunday by "Nekā personīga", an investigative programme on the Latvian TV channel TV3.
The available information does not say what steps may follow this finding, or whether the company or the responsible authorities have already responded. The bat species involved and other details of the finding are also not specified.
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