Bat Killers—White Nose Disease and Wind Turbines
Bats are long-lived, slow-breeding mammals that play vital roles in most of the Earth's ecosystems. Bats are important pollinators and seed dispersers in tropical regions, and serve as main predators of night flying insects in most parts of the world. Insect-eating bats are estimated to save farmers billions of dollars each year by providing pest control. (1)- Monday, February 1, 2016