Bats Fail to Weather Wind of Change; Gales and Rainy Summer Blamed As Many Young Starve to Death
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BATS may be the latest victims of climate change after this year's wet and windy summer killed large numbers of their young.
The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) said calls to its helpline about starving or dead bats increased dramatically this summer. Conservation workers fear high winds and heavy rain may have seriously damaged populations of some of Scotland's rarer species, such as the Brandt's, Noctule and Leisler's.See the full content of this document
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Bats Fail to Weather Wind of Change; Gales and Rainy Summer Blamed As Many Young Starve to Death
One colony of Natterer's bats, which are rare in Scotland although not under threat elsewhere, lost about 20% of its young during the worst of the weather. It ...
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