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Bats in the News Concrete “pillboxes” built to defend against a feared World War II invasion are being converted into artificial caves to provide homes for hibernating bats in southeastern England, BBC News reports.
Volunteers from the Stour Valley Countryside Project, a conservation organization, are working with a number of partners to convert 10 of the 66-year-old gun emplacements into bat-hibernation sites ...more
A New Face for Artificial Roosts Bat Conservation International’s Bat House Project has a new name and a new coordinator. Wildlife Biologist Mylea Bayless, a Colorado native, is the new Artificial Roosts Coordinator. She succeeds longtime Bat House Project coordinator Mark Kiser, who has moved on to tackle new wildlife challenges in Florida.
Mylea already has begun working with BCI’s partners to evaluate past efforts and redefine future
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A Viral Misfire A recent wave of scientific literature on viral diseases finds some virologists – and the mass media – suggesting that bats pose a serious health risk to people. Reality, however, rarely matches sensational headlines like this one: “Scientists have discovered an unexpected but potent threat to global health: bats.”
When this issue is carefully examined, we find some surprising leaps from initial facts to sweeping suppositions....more |
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