<p>Bats may not be anyone's favorite inside their home, however, they ARE very beneficial. As of January 2023, the Northern long-eared bat will be classified as "Endangered". Learn more about this bat, what's happening and why we don't want to lose them on today's <a href="// I’ve written before about White Nose Syndrome and the Northern long-eared bat, and their situation is getting much worse. The US Fish & Wildlife service just announced that, starting in January of 2023, the state of Minnesota will reclassify the Northern eared bat from “threatened” to “endangered”. In a press release, the Director said, “White-nose syndrome is decimating cave-dwelling bat species like the northern long-eared bat at unprecedented rates”. The range of the Northern Long-eared bat is from Minnesota east all the way to the coast and into Canada. See the full range on gardenbite dot com, along with much more information. The fungal disease is considered one of the worst wildlife diseases in modern history and has killed millions of bats across North America. The fungus affects hibernating bats and spreads very quickly. As it grows, the syndrome causes changes in bats that make them become active more than usual and burn up fat they need to survive the winter. Affected bats may do strange things like fly outside in the daytime in the winter. Biologists first saw bats sick and dying from white-nose syndrome in 2007 in caves near Albany, New York. However, cave explorers in that area had taken a photo of bats with a white powder on their noses the year before, so white-nose syndrome has been in North America at least since 2006. ﻿While bats may not be something you want in your home, we DO need them as they are voracious insect eaters. In fact, bats contribute about $3.7 billion worth of insect control for farmers in the US each year. If these bats are wiped out, that means agricultural crops will use more pesticides. ">Garden Bite</a>. </p>

Bats may not be anyone's favorite inside their home, however, they ARE very beneficial. As of January 2023, the Northern long-eared bat will be classified as "Endangered". Learn more about this bat, what's happening and why we don't want to lose them on today's Garden Bite.

<p>Bats may not be anyone's favorite inside their home, however, they ARE very beneficial. As of January 2023, the Northern long-eared bat will be classified as "Endangered". Learn more about this bat, what's happening and why we don't want to lose them on today's <a href="// I’ve written before about White Nose Syndrome and the Northern long-eared bat, and their situation is getting much worse. The US Fish &amp; Wildlife service just announced that, starting in January of 2023, the state of Minnesota will reclassify the Northern eared bat from “threatened” to “endangered”. In a press release, the Director said, “White-nose syndrome is decimating cave-dwelling bat species like the northern long-eared bat at unprecedented rates”. The range of the Northern Long-eared bat is from Minnesota east all the way to the coast and into Canada. See the full range on gardenbite dot com, along with much more information. The fungal disease is considered one of the worst wildlife diseases in modern history and has killed millions of bats across North America. The fungus affects hibernating bats and spreads very quickly. As it grows, the syndrome causes changes in bats that make them become active more than usual and burn up fat they need to survive the winter. Affected bats may do strange things like fly outside in the daytime in the winter. Biologists first saw bats sick and dying from white-nose syndrome in 2007 in caves near Albany, New York. However, cave explorers in that area had taken a photo of bats with a white powder on their noses the year before, so white-nose syndrome has been in North America at least since 2006. ﻿While bats may not be something you want in your home, we DO need them as they are voracious insect eaters. In fact, bats contribute about $3.7 billion worth of insect control for farmers in the US each year. If these bats are wiped out, that means agricultural crops will use more pesticides. " rel="noopener noreferrer">Garden Bite</a>.&nbsp;</p>

The case for the Northern long-eared bat - 2023

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