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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:16 PM

Published 11/02/2009 by Public News Service


Next Halloween without Bats in FL?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Halloween with its jack-o'-lanterns, black cats and bats has come and gone, but experts warn many bats may be gone for good. According to wildlife biologists, bats are disappearing from the East Coast at an alarming rate. The culprit is a mysterious...

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"Hopefully the white nose syndrome won't appear here, but bats are like most other wildlife in Florida: They're being constrained and reduced by increasing human population."
"It's fatal. That's the big deal about this. In some of those caves in New York, the population is essentially gone - there aren't any bats there. It's very serious, because it covers not just one species of bats, but six species of bats."
"I think that we will find that sitting out in a boat or on the edge of our favorite river or pond will not be as pleasant; we will end up with more mosquitoes perhaps, or other forest pests."

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