Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I have some good news for Indiana bats in the Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area in Arkansas. They are getting a new home! The only known Indian bat maternity roost in Arkansas was found in the area earlier this year, but the tree […]
Trouble in the heartland
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week. And I hope you had a very happy Friday the 13th! I have some sad news. The fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome was recently detected in North Dakota for the first time. It was found on a little brown bat just inside the Knife […]
When you’re happy and you know it, so’s your friend!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! And I hope everyone affected by Hurricane Dorian is safe! I found a really interesting article about bat brains to share with you this week. Recently researchers conducted an experiment pertaining to the research of bat brain waves. By putting wireless neural recording devices on […]
Save the batcave!
Hi everyone! I hope you all have had a good week. I enjoyed my first week of school, but I am looking forward to this long weekend. I read an article about a very rare bat that lives in Cuba. The Greater Funnel-Eared Bat was believed to be extinct until a colony was found in […]
International Bat Night–celebrate local!
Hi everyone! I hope you all ha a good week! I enjoyed my last week of summer vacation. Sadly, I will need to get up early starting on Monday. But, good news! This is my senior year! I am happy to announce that Bat Fest Arlington will be held tonight, August 24th! It will be […]
Well, a backpack is better than a fanny pack!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I’ve had a wonderful past couple of weeks because I was on vacation in Maine and Quebec. There has been a new study from the University of Helsinki, where researchers working along the shores of Lake Turkana in Sibiloi National Park in Northern Kenya attached […]
ystlumod cymru
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I have some news out of Flintshire, Wales. People working at the County Hall in Mold have been seeing some adorable bats flying around since 2010. The building was meant to be demolished; however, something must be done about the bats first. Wildlife experts were […]
Maybe just a little spritz will do?
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! It’s been a hot one! I have some news about a treatment being developed to treat White Nose Syndrome. Since 2006, White Nose Syndrome has been killing more and more bats in North America every year. The Little Brown Bat alone has had more than […]
California Screaming
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share. DNA from the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome has been spotted in Californian bats for the first time. The fungus was sampled from four Little Brown bats in Plumas County near Lassen Volcanic National Park. This is devastating news. There are 25 different […]
Greetings from Germany!
[The long wait is over! Blogger Rachael is back! We couldn’t be happier. –Ed.] Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I am so sorry that I wasn’t here for these last few blogs, I had a wonderful time in Germany though. My battiest adventure in Germany was when I got to […]