Can we afford to lose bats? A recent study by Eyal Frank of the University of Chicago reveals that the dramatic decline in U.S. bat populations due to white-nose syndrome (WNS) has led to significant economic and health consequences. Key Findings: Increased Pesticide Use: With bats serving as natural pest controllers, their decline forced farmers […]| Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation
“Just like the old days, eh Heather?” Kent softly clicks his tally counter as he sits in his folding chair on the other side of the largest cluster of bat houses at Stonefield Historic Site. Bats are pouring out of the bat boxes Kent began building and installing over 20 years ago. I agree – […] The post Tracking the Impacts of WNS at Wisconsin’s Stonefield Historic Site appeared first on Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation.| Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation
In the late winter of 2006, thousands of bats began to die in the northeastern United States. Not long before they should have been emerging from their| Buffalo Bill Center of the West
