British bats battle threats

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UK conservationists say many British bat species are facing serious trouble.

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Bummer

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That is too bad:(. In Wisconsin there are 7 known bat species with a sub-category of rarer genetic differences (4 or 5) of the brown Mouse Eared Bat. Of the seven only 2 are "house" bats, the rest are cave/shaft and tree roosters.
I'll just bet pesticides have more to do with it than people think. Bats in the Madison have a boon in that lakes=flying small fry of all types.People here even put up bat houses. Too bad I can't hang one on the side of my building (not legal:(, and violates lease as well).Pesticides kill bugs but they can also kill what preys on them. The West Nile Virus is here and people are beginning to voice concerns about predator bird loss and human contagion.I love corvids but I am not sorry for the crows in this neighborhood as they attack anything that looks like it might compete for food. Thank goodness we have conservators of both birds and bats in town. Reading that made me get out me NA/European bat book to see just which are on the spot:(.