Thursday, 31 December 2009




Autumn is  harvest time, and this year while we are enjoying pumpkin pie and potatoes, squash, cauliflower, and a myriad of other vegetables, we need to stop and give thanks to bats. Many people view these furry brown, gray, or reddish mammals as vermin, a step above mice, rats with wings. What people fail to realize is that bats are an essential part of our ecosystem, keeping our blossoming insect population in check and dispersing fruit seeds and pollinating flowers in forests throughout...
Full Story: The Examiner



 

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