The bat population in parts of Canada and the United States has witnessed a major decline due to a newly discovered fungus. Researchers have discovered that this fungus leads to a condition known as the white-nose syndrome, which has brought death upon hundreds of thousands of bats.
White-nose syndrome apparently kills bats by waking them up [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Solar Boxes Save Bats
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Recent studies show that more than half the nation’s population lives in areas with frighteningly high levels of air pollution. According to Charles D. Connor, president and CEO of the American Lung Association, “Six out of ten Americans live in areas dirty enough to send people to the emergency room, to shape how kids’ lungs [...]
