Bats can seem pretty spooky but a world without them would be - TopicsExpress



          

Bats can seem pretty spooky but a world without them would be truly terrifying. These fast-flying mammals protect us from diseases such as the West Nile Virus by eating up to 1200 insects in an hour. Right now, bats are vanishing. White-nose syndrome has claimed the lives of a million bats across 19 states in 5 years resulting in the severe decline of more than half of bat species in the US. In 2012, The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee created an artificial bat cave to provide bats a refuge from the deadly white-nose syndrome. Learn more below!
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:00:01 +0000

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