Bat groups and cavers across the UK have been asked to report suspected cases of an illness that has killed bats in the US.

BBC Story on white-nose syndrome in bats

Hi all

Fife & Kinross Bat Group

OPEN INVITATION:

I had the chance to go to a talk on Bats in Honduras, by Daniel Hargreaves,
and he has offered to give the talk when he is up in our parts.   I have to
say he was most entertaining and informative, and leaves you with quite a
yearning to go play with bats in the Americas!

        "Bats in Honduras"
        Daniel Hargreaves
    on    Thursday 11th December
    at    Vane Farm RSPB centre, Kinross
        meet 7pm, talk starts 7:15
        refreshments available
    !    FREE                !

     PLEASE let me know if you are coming OR if you are not, as I will need
to make sure there are enough seats.

Keith

Keith Cohen
Fife and Kinross Bat Group
PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

New Scientist article on bat deaths around wind turbines


BBC coverage of story


Video from Calgary University researchers

BBC Bat story

I have been asked to put the training syllabus for Bat Workers online.
This is the training which is required to be undertaken to gain the Roost visitor license and is an appendix from the Bat Workers Manual. Print out a copy and tick off items as they are covered.

Bat Worker Training Sylabus.pdf

Some people have told me that their GP's are trying to charge them for vaccines. These are free if you are bat workers. If anyone is being asked to pay anything other than the prescription charge by their GP's, let me know the GP details and I will contact them to point them in the correct direction.

You can get all the information you need on EBLV and vaccinations here.

DEFRA :Bat Rabies

Bats found lying on the ground and being mobbed by birds flying in daylight could be linked to extreme hunger, an expert has said.

Anne Youngman, the Bat Conservation Trust's Scottish officer, said the handful of incidents may be related to last year's poor summer and autumn.

She said it was too early to tell if the problem was more widespread.

An interesting story from BBC.

Hungry Bats???

There will be a meeting of the Angus Bat group on 26 April at 2pm. To be held at Monikie Country Park, Rangers Centre. All are welcome, both members and anyone with an interest in the conservation of bats.

Want to help to conserve bats? Please come along and help the group to put together some bat boxes. Meet members of the Angus Bat Group. All are welcome.

6 - 8.30PM on 6 May at the Ranger Centre, Monikie Country Park.







Download the poster, and put it up locally please.

Batposter.doc

Scientists studied the Pallas long-tongued bat

Bats use the same aerodynamic mechanism as insects to hover in one place, scientists have found.

Interesting BBC story