Researchers estimated that wind-energy facilities in the United States killed 18.7 million bats from 28 species between 1981 and 2024. The study found annual deaths rose from about 100,000 around two decades ago to 1.5 million by 2021, a rise it attributed to the wind-energy boom. Scientists said why bats collide with turbines remains uncertain.
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