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Bats

WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT BATS?

BELIEVE IN THE BATS

Bats play a key role in maintaining the health of the environment. Healthier bats mean a healthier world.  They are the primary predator of nighttime insects. A single bat can eat up to 5,000 insects in a single night.  This means farmers can use fewer pesticides, which means safer food. And all that bug-eating saves the American agricultural industry about $23 billion a year.  Bats are also important pollinators and seed dispersers. They help repopulate plants, maintain forests, grow fruits like bananas and are the only pollinators of agave.

White-nose Syndrome is a devastating disease that is the number 1 threat to bats. It is caused by a fungus and has killed more than 6 million bats to date.  Climate change contributes to loss of natural habitat and conservationists around the globe are extremely concerned that bats may be headed for extinction. 

WAYS TO HELP THE BATS
  • You can be a friend to bats by putting up a bat house and planting bat-friendly gardens.
  • 10 Ways to be a Friend to Bats
  • Donate to one of the organizations listed below

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services- White Nose Syndrome
  • Wisconsin DNR -White Nose Syndrome
  • Wisconsin DNR's Bat Monitoring Program
  • Wisconsin Bat Species
  • Bat Conservation International
  • Midwest Bat Working Group
  • North American Society for Bat Research
CONTACT

Helen Klebesadel
[email protected]
klebesadel.com



Mary Kay Neumann
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https://www.mknart.com


© 2020 Helen R. Klebesadel & Mary Kay Neumann
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  • The Exhibition & Gallery
    • Oceans A Rising Virtual Exhibition
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    • What is Climate Justice?
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      • Race and Climate Injustice
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      • Relational Neuroscience and Climate Change Art
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    • Birds
    • Amphibians and Reptiles
    • Our Oceans >
      • Coral Reefs
      • Sea Stars >
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    • Other Artists and Projects
    • Art-Science Collaborative Opportunities
    • Citizen Science
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    • Matters of the Heart
    • Grieving What is Lost
    • Spiritual Leaders on Climate Change
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    • Arrange an Exhibition
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