From Mary Tyson: Bat in the Bathroom

[valhalla]

Mary asked that I share this with all of you - Bat in the Bathroom:
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120117.html
Enjoy!

[Donna]

A very interesting read. Poor bat though. To quote the story:

Curiously, the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome occurs naturally in Europe and seems to cause no harm to bats there; it may be this European strain somehow was introduced to North America where our native bats have not yet acquired immunity. No one is positive about how a European fungus got here, but as humans began traveling and transporting goods worldwide with ease, similar problems have occurred time and time again.

[Kris G.]

Excellent, very informative article.  Thanks for posting!

[annieinelkhart]

Very cool!  Sorry the bat died!  We see them in the evening around our home up north, neighbor has a bat house.  We should put one up too just to help them help us with the mosquitoes!  I can totally relate to the heating with wood.  Do that and it does save lots of money and helps with getting rid of the downed trees.  In our case got lots from when the utilities paid a company to come through our "hood" to trim back trees that were taking out our power lines in wind and storms.  So in that case we "cleaned up"!    Thanks for the cool article!