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Bat Conservation International view detail comment email this

Website of a worldwide organization devoted to conserving bats. Includes articles, photos, and trivia; information about bat conferences, organizations, excursions, and volunteer opportunities; and tips on creating bat-friendly environments, building bat houses, and excluding unwanted bats from buildings.
http://www.batcon.org/
Topics: Mammals
Last updated Mar 1, 2009


Bats (Order Chiroptera) view detail comment email this

Includes general information about bats as a group as well as detailed information on many specific types of bats. Details include images (if available), range, physical characteristics, references, natural history, and more. From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chiroptera.html
Topics: Mammals
Last updated Mar 11, 2004


Nature: Bloody Suckers view detail comment email this

Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nature program that looks at "scary and fascinating creatures that feed on blood," such as leeches, mosquitoes, chipo bugs, and vampire bats. Includes video clips, photos, a lesson plan, and related links.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bloodysuckers/
Topics: Animals, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals
Last updated Oct 12, 2005


Why Wind Turbines Can Mean Death for Bats view detail comment email this

This 2008 article presents the report results in which researchers found that "at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers" than birds. The research found that "ninety percent of the bats ... examined after death showed signs of internal hemorrhaging consistent with trauma from the sudden drop in air pressure ... at turbine blades" while "about half of the bats showed any evidence of direct contact with the blades." From ScienceDaily.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825132107.htm
Topics: Energy, Mammals
Last updated Jan 12, 2009




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