{"id":13069,"date":"2024-03-05T16:26:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=13069"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:26:41","slug":"bats-have-a-unique-superpower-climate-change-is-turning-it-into-a-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=13069","title":{"rendered":"Bats have a unique superpower. Climate change is turning it into a liability."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“Compared to other mammals, bats have a lot of surface area, and that means they tend to lose water more easily through evaporation across their skin”
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“bats are at risk of drying out and dying from dehydration.”
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“Temperatures above roughly 105\u00b0F can cause heat stress or even death among many species, especially if the animals nest in trees outside, where they\u2019re exposed to the ambient temperatures. Heat waves in Australia, for example, have caused dozens of mass die-offs of flying foxes, big fruit-eating bats that use their noses and large eyes instead of echolocation to find food.”
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“Wind turbines kill hundreds of thousands of bats each year in North America alone, and globally they are known to harm more than 30<\/a> bat species. Typically, the bats \u2014 most of which are migratory species \u2014 die from colliding with turbine blades, though it\u2019s not clear why these animals are drawn to them.
Making these threats more troubling is the simple fact that bat populations don\u2019t recover quickly after die-offs, whether or not they\u2019re climate-related. It goes back to their flight-enabled physiologies: Unlike birds, which drop their eggs off at a nest, bats have to fly while pregnant, which isn\u2019t easy. That\u2019s why most bats only have one pup per year”  
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“they face a wide range of threats beyond climate change, including a disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has killed millions<\/a> of bats in North America.”  
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“By eating agricultural pests, such as moths and beetles, bats also provide up to $53 billion<\/a> in economic value each year in the US alone. They eat pests that bother us, too, including mosquitos<\/a>. And of course, bats pollinate agave plants as they slurp up their nectar, which give us, among other things, tequila.”   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/down-to-earth\/24048465\/bats-endangered-climate-change<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Compared to other mammals, bats have a lot of surface area, and that means they tend to lose water more easily through evaporation across their skin”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“bats are at risk of drying out and dying from dehydration.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Temperatures above roughly 105\u00b0F can cause heat stress or even death among many species, especially if the animals nest in trees outside, where they\u2019re exposed to the ambient temperatures. Heat waves in Australia, for example, have caused dozens of mass die-offs of flying foxes, big fruit-eating bats that use their noses and large eyes instead of echolocation to find food.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Wind turbines kill hundreds of thousands of bats each year in North America alone, and globally they are known to harm more than 30 bat species. Typically, the bats \u2014 most of which are migratory species \u2014 die from colliding with turbine blades, though it\u2019s not clear why these animals are drawn to them.<\/p>\n

Making these threats more troubling is the simple fact that bat populations don\u2019t recover quickly after die-offs, whether or not they\u2019re climate-related. It goes back to their flight-enabled physiologies: Unlike birds, which drop their eggs off at a nest, bats have to fly while pregnant, which isn\u2019t easy. That\u2019s why most bats only have one pup per year” <\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“they face a wide range of threats beyond climate change, including a disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has killed millions of bats in North America.” <\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“By eating agricultural pests, such as moths and beetles, bats also provide up to $53 billion in economic value each year in the US alone. They eat pests that bother us, too, including mosquitos. And of course, bats pollinate agave plants as they slurp up their nectar, which give us, among other things, tequila.” <\/p>\n

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