Well-known bat expert Tom Kunz will speak Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m., on the ecological impacts of wind energy development on birds and bats, including his ground breaking use of infra-red imaging technology to study bat mortality around wind turbines. The lecture will be held in Swan Hall, Upper College Road, URI Kingston campus. It is free and open to the public. The lecture is presented by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey and sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP). It will be preceded, at 6:30, by RINHS's third annual used natural history book sale.
Kunz is Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology at Boston University, where he has been on the faculty for the past 37 years. His research focuses on the ecology, behavior, evolution, and conservation biology of bats. He is the author or co-author of over 200 publications.
The lecture is part of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey's Mark Gould Memorial Lecture Series. This year's lecture series theme is the ecological impact of energy installations. Other speakers addressed birds and oil development in Alaska (in October), marine fisheries and off-shore wind power (coming February 5), and the challenges of evaluating the environmental effects of wind energy facilities (coming April 23).
For more information or directions, contact RINHS at 401-874-5800 or info@rinhs.org or visit www.rinhs.org.
The Rhode Island Natural History Survey is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 to facilitate communication among those interested in the ecology of Rhode Island, and to gather and disseminate information on Rhode Island's animals and plants, geology, and ecosystems. RINHS manages the most authoritative database of Rhode Island's biodiversity and hosts public events to highlight biodiversity and the work of researchers and naturalists. It undertakes research and inventory projects with partners including The Nature Conservancy and local land trusts. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Rhode Island's plants, animals, geology, or ecosystems. For more information, visit www.rinhs.org
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