tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201308024297390825.post3445328484196718323..comments2023-08-10T04:33:56.333-04:00Comments on Primarily pets: Bats in the bellfryBarbara Selkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00205002207202871886noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201308024297390825.post-33510873683476532662011-03-01T19:38:07.917-05:002011-03-01T19:38:07.917-05:00A wonderful piece of writing here, Barbara. I lov...A wonderful piece of writing here, Barbara. I love bats. They are one of our most beneficial creatures. <br /><br />In our area we have lost about 85% of the myotis species of bats. So sad. We have found them dead, starved to death, in the middle of winter lying on top of the snow.<br /><br />This white nose syndrome is an incredible example of passing on a disease from another area that a local species has no tolerance for. It is thought to have been introduced by cavers (spielunkers) who used equipment in Europe where this fungus is native. There the bats are resistant to it. Here they perish.<br /><br />Sadly, there is no end in sight for this terrible blight. Tragic.Billhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.com