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Posted Sat Aug 9 2008: from New York Times:
As Bat Population Falls, the Questions Multiply http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1218300623
 No one knows the extent of the syndrome yet. "We've received an increasing number of calls from people in northwestern Connecticut saying bats have not returned to their summer homes," Ms. Dickson said.... A nursing little brown bat can consume about 1,200 insects a night, more than half its body weight.... Bats play a critical role in the welfare of the conservancy's exotic waterfowl species by reducing the number of insects carrying potentially harmful viruses.
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