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Bats don't exactly have a glowing public image. After all, they're associated with blood-sucking vampires, gloomy caves and all things spooky.

But researchers say migratory bats in Canada are in desperate need of protection because wind turbines have been slaughtering their populations for decades.

“We are not talking about if these migratory bats go extinct. We are just talking about when," said Cori Lausen, director of bat conservation with the Wildlife Conservation Society, based out of B.C.

Lausen and other experts say there are solutions that can help stave off further destruction of bat populations, including curtailing how o

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