Bats Plunge to Ground in Cold; Saved by Incubators, Fluids
Weather
Bats Plunge to Ground in Cold; Saved by Incubators, Fluids

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of bats lost their grip and plunged to the pavement underneath a bridge in Houston after going into hypothermic shock during the city's recent cold snap, according to wildlife rescuers who saved them by administering fluids and keeping... Read More

US Bat Species Devastated by Fungus Now Listed as Endangered
Conservation
US Bat Species Devastated by Fungus Now Listed as Endangered

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. “White-nose syndrome is decimating... Read More

DOE Seeking Better Ways to Keep Bats From Tangling With Wind Turbines
Environment
DOE Seeking Better Ways to Keep Bats From Tangling With Wind Turbines
2022-08-25 19:33:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Wind Energy Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy is seeking information that could lead to future funding for better technologies to keep bats from flying into wind energy turbines. The potential impacts on bats are... Read More

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