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Loretta  Send Loretta a private message!



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Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 - 09:03 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Have you heard about this? Bats are dying off in large numbers here in the NE USA. Seems like it is some kind of fungus.

Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"
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Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 - 01:38 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

That is really worrying Lorretta. I love bats and have a a pair that frequent my garden. Just like the bee disease this could easily spread worldwide. I hope they figure out the cause and come up with a solution soon. Most people do not realise what a great predator bats are.

Growit - Hampshire, Zone "8/9"
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Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 - 03:12 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

This is not good :(

Duckwatcher - Northern California, Zone "9b"
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Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 01:56 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Always leave a sick bat alone. If you find one, double bag your hands and use something else to pick it up, double bag the bat and take it to your local public health to let them determine what it died from. Bats can carry rabies and although not common, in B.C. 10% of sick bats have the virus. Therefore, do not let bats live in the house with you (ie) bats in the attic. I love the little critters too but respect that they can cause a terrible disease...better for them and us if we observe them from a distance. There are lots of animals in trouble these days and probably will get worse as the climate changes. Canaries in the mine, I am afraid.

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Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 01:52 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Oh, brother, that is awful. I love bats and I'm going to be so disappointed if I don't see my resident bats this year. They live in our barn, so hopefully they'll still be around. Frogs, bees, bats... what's next?

Heirloomgardens - Massachusetts, Zone "5b"

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