# bats

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🇦🇺 Australia

A Mysterious 16% Drop in Australia’s Endangered Bat Population Stumps Scientists

The southern bent-wing bat, already listed as endangered in Australia, lost up to 16 percent of its population in a single year. And scientists have no idea why. This sharp drop was recorded during the annual count at...

Wild Discoveries The Guardian World 4d ago

Countries covering bats

🇦🇺 Australia 1 🇨🇳 China 1 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1 🇹🇭 Thailand 1 🇺🇬 Uganda 1

Bat guano in Southeast Asia caves may carry hidden viral risks

Collecting bat guano from caves in Southeast Asia is a centuries old practice that boosts crop yields. But a n

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 6d ago

🇨🇳 China

Why male bats have weaker immune systems than females

Male bats pay a steep price for the chase. A new study of wild bats in China shows that males have weaker immu

Wild Discoveries Phys.org 4w ago

🇺🇬 Uganda

Scientists Challenge Fear of Bats in Ebola Research

For years, bats have been blamed as the natural reservoir for Ebola virus. But a scientist working in Uganda n

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 7w ago

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Inside Borneo's bat caves where millions of bats fly out each night

Every evening at dusk, a living river of bats pours from the mouth of Deer Cave in Malaysian Borneo. The strea

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 13w ago