WEST is Attending The Wildlife Society Conference 

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We’re excited to be attending The Wildlife Society Conference next week in Edmonton, Alberta, as Bronze Sponsors! Come visit us at Booth #24 to connect with our team and learn more about our work in wildlife conservation and renewable energy. 

Our experts will be contributing to a variety of presentations, symposiums, and field trips, including: 

  • Predicting Hoary Bat Fatalities at Wind Farms Based on the Passage of Regional Weather Systems – Rhett Good (Symposium) 
  • Setting the Stage: State-of-the-Science for Reducing Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities – Amanda Hale, PhD (Symposium) 
  • Optimized Smart Curtailment™ for Bats: Testing Efficacy with Multiple Data Streams at Multiple Wind Energy Facilities – Mike True (Symposium) 
  • A 7-Year Review: What We Have Learned and Setting Standards for Working with Conservation Detection Dog Teams in Fatality Monitoring at Wind Energy Facilities – Sally Yannuzzi (Symposium) 
  • Contextualizing Avian Fatality Monitoring Data at Utility-scale Photovoltaic Solar Facilities in Alberta, Canada – Kent Russell (Contributed Oral) 
  • What Can We Learn about Bat Risk at Wind Energy Facilities by Examining Turbine Specifications and Public Fatality Data? – Larisa Bishop-Boros (Poster) 

See you in Edmonton!  

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