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Inside the World's First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats
Up a crunchy gravel road not far from the Kentucky line, buried in a hillside a few steps from a huge limestone cave network, an audacious experiment is about to take place. The first-ever artificial cave for hibernating bats, built specifically to protect the animals from... Gearing up for Halloween – going batty
I have been thinking about symbols for Halloween and one of my favorites is the bat. I found a skeleton of a bat at the local nature museum and then began to investigate the species in Virginia. I was astonished... Disease Epidemic Killing US Bats
There is a disease epidemic scorching through caves killing U.S. bats. While we normally don't see much of bats, they are an important part of the environment, controlling insect populations and pollinating... White Nose Syndrome Affecting Bats and the Environment
" The Valley Posted: 11:05 PM Apr 30, 2009 Last Updated: 3:31 PM Apr 30, 2009 Reporter: Mallory Brooke Email Address: mbrooke@whsv.com ... Bat Clung to Space Shuttle
One casualty of the STS-119 space shuttle mission: a tiny bat. Normally, sirens and general movement around the launch pad serve to scare off any bats or birds who land on the shuttle or its rocket, but one bat was...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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294 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S.... Vampire bats can sing a Halloween duet
Vampire bats may suck blood, but they do have another pastime; white-winged vampire bats sing duets with each other - perhaps a duet of Monster Mash for Halloween?The new study presents the first evidence of this...iReporters split on Palin's knockout punch
"(CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the GOP vice presidential nomination at the party's convention Wednesday with a speech highly critical of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. ... Wind farms cause thousands of bats to die from trauma
Wind turbines, although an excellent source of renewable energy for the environment, have their dark side as well. The turning of their blades causes air pressure to change and this affects the bat's flying and...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1566 views | 23 recommendations | 37 comments
1566 views | 23 recommendations | 37 comments
Cattle shown to align north-south
"Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by... Rare British species get their own wood to thrive in
There are at least 45 rare or protected species of British wildlife that will benefit from their own woodland area at what will be known as the Sunday Times Wood in Hertfordshire. One of the species that will...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1269 views | 20 recommendations | 23 comments
1269 views | 20 recommendations | 23 comments
$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats
From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United...
created by PlanMyGreen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
677 views | 18 recommendations | 7 comments
677 views | 18 recommendations | 7 comments
Vampire Bats Kill 38 in Venezuela
This one freaked me out when I read it. Venezuelan villagers have been dying from vampire bat bites. The symptoms point to rabies. Health officials are planning to bring mosquito nets to the villages in hopes of...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
904 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
904 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Attack on Asylum Center in Norway
Over twenty people were left injured at the Nordbybraaten center for asylum seekers when a group of men with bats and iron bars attacked the facility. This is the second attack this week."The center's director, Ole Morten Lyng, says 40 to 50 men were involved in the "planned"...Captive Pandas Bouncing Back After Quake
" WOLONG NATURE RESERVE, China -- The man traces the panda's paw with his finger as she laps milky formula from a metal bowl. He strokes her head and tries to wipe her snout when she finishes, but she bats his hand away and curls into a forward roll, hiding her face. Then...Top Members Today
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