#BatAppreciationDay with the #Iowa Wildlife Center

A little flying Friend visits the studio

by Ethan Lo, April 17, 2023

"The Iowa Wildlife center has volunteers to help with there endeavors but when handling the bats, they must get vaccinated. Bringing awareness to bats, they recommend not to use sticky traps and to be cautions when handling bats. Ehresman brings a bat with her to showcase how small and how vulnerable they can be."
#Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #BatAppreciationDay

Source:
https://www.weareiowa.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/iowa-live/bat-appreciation-day-with-the-iowa-wildlife-center/524-22499140-9770-402f-b357-2c3e60b59e35

North American #bats at risk of severe population decline

By John Flesher, AP, Apr 17, 2023

"Among methods under development are vaccines, anti-fungal sprays and ultraviolet light treatments for hibernation spots.

"'We have a number of tools that are showing great promise,' Coleman [a wildlife biologist] said. 'There are very few precedents for managing a wildlife disease, particularly one so devastating and pervasive.'

"The report said the bats also are imperiled by #forest fragmentation — #logging and urban #sprawl in #Canada, #wildfire suppression in the U.S. and #livestock #ranching in #Mexico. Many bats live in older trees during summer.

"People sometimes disturb hibernating bats in winter by exploring caves and abandoned mines.

"#ClimateChange is expected to intensify the challenges, causing more extreme storms and temperature swings. The report said 82% of the continent’s species are at risk from global warming’s effects."

#Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #Spelunking #BatAppreciationDay

Read more:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/bats-population-20230417-hdjxgthow5ffldqqz2kb2ekiu4-story.html

How #Colorado residents can help protect state’s #bat populations from deadly fungus
Story by Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, April 17, 2023

"Wildlife groups and government agencies are trying to mobilize sharp-eyed humans for #ColoradoBatWatch, a campaign launched Monday to help biologists find bat roosting sites fast enough to save bats from proliferating perils, including the deadly white-nose fungus.

"The idea is to be able to vaccinate bats while they’re hanging about during the daytime as soon as possible.

"This emerging mission requires statewide public participation because bat roosts can be so hard to spot, overwhelming scientific capacities, according to the coordinators of the Bat Watch, among the first in the West as the fungus spreads.

"Training online at www.coloradobatwatch.org takes about 15 minutes for participants to identify bat roosting sites in buildings, caves, abandoned mine shafts, under talus on mountainsides, under bridges, in culverts. About 100 people have signed up as of Monday morning."
#Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #BatAppreciationDay

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-colorado-residents-can-help-protect-state-s-bat-populations-from-deadly-fungus/ar-AA19Yp2v

Rutland Herald Community News, Apr 4, 2023

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s reclassification of the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered status came into effect Friday, March 31.

"In #Vermont, the northern-long eared bat received a state endangered status in 2011 due to rapid and drastic declines caused by the deadly fungal disease white-nose syndrome. It received federal threatened status in 2015 after the disease had spread throughout the Northeast, but not the entire range of the species. Following white-nose syndrome’s expansion across the United States and Canada, the northern long-eared bat has experienced similarly dramatic population declines throughout most of its range. In Vermont, this once-common species of mature forest habitats has declined by 98% in the underground hibernation sites where it overwinters. The USFWS’ reclassification comes in response to this trend."

#Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #BatAppreciationDay

Source: https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/community/rutland-herald-community-news/article_8b6916cf-319c-5179-8f01-ea7643d5c5d5.html

@𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗼𝗼
It's #BatAppreciationDay! 🦇 And who couldn't appreciate an adorable face like this? Philly Zoo is one of the only zoos in the U.S. that has a breeding group of endangered Rodrigues fruit bats. https://t.co/Id7iglmJko
∙ 𝙰𝚙𝚛 𝟷𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟽:𝟺𝟶𝙿𝙼 ∙

https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/phillyzoo/status/1648109145847898112

#zoo #animals #phillyzoo

@𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗼𝗼
It's #BatAppreciationDay! 🦇 And who couldn't appreciate an adorable face like this?Philly Zoo is one of the only zoos in the U.S. that has a breeding group of endangered Rodrigues fruit bats. https://t.co/RzSbYgRhpq
∙ 𝙰𝚙𝚛 𝟷𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟽:𝟸𝟶𝙿𝙼 ∙

https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/phillyzoo/status/1648104072161968129

#zoo #animals #phillyzoo

It’s #BatAppreciationDay so please appreciate this awesome 19th century #Japanese kosode decorated with embroidered lucky #bats. Photographed in 2019 at The Life of Animals in Japanese Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Art DC.
#InternationalBatAppreciationDay

Another cool critter for #BatAppreciationDay. This is a long-eared Myotis we saw in the Sawtooths.They hunt either by hawking moths in the air, or gleaning prey like moths, spiders, and beetles from tree trunks. Each method of hunting requires a different type of echolocation to locate their prey. They can also hear moth wingbeats without using echolocation. Jim DeWitt photo #Bats #Mammals #IdahoWildlife

RT @brookfield_zoo
We're spending #BatAppreciationDay hanging out with our Rodrigues fruit bats! 🦇

Rodrigues fruit bats feed on tropical fruits throughout their forest home. As they feed, they also disperse seeds, which helps the rainforest regenerate!

@𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘇𝗼𝗼
It's #BatAppreciationDay! 🦇 Here at the Zoo, we have a colony of Seba's short-tailed bats. Learn all about them here: https://t.co/JS5JAbOD2E https://t.co/SU4L7ixjMQ
∙ 𝙰𝚙𝚛 𝟷𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟹:𝟷𝟽𝙿𝙼 ∙

https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/marylandzoo/status/1648042986997968898

#zoo #animals #marylandzoo

Some bats for #batappreciationday #BatAppreciationWeek

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Starbear

It's #BatAppreciationDay! One of the coolest things I've seen was watching millions of Mexican free-tailed bats leaving their roost in #Texas last year. #Bats #Mammals

Bird site account is officially deleted and new one created to squat on my name! 🦇 Also, Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! 🦇
#Bats #BatAppreciationDay
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Happy #BatAppreciationDay! 🦇

Bats eat thousands of mosquitoes a night, so I know I certainly appreciate them

Happy #BatAppreciationDay

Is this bat real? I break it down with help from The Kids in the Hall.

https://youtu.be/9c23vu5Anz8

#MondaysMystery
#BatAppreciationDay

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For #batappreciationday I'm turning everyone into bats with art from @Exindiv

It is International Bat Appreciation Day.

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