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The Year Of The Bat is actually two years, 2011-2, but just because we're well into the second part there is no need to become complacent.
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A deadly white-nose fungus has killed some 6 million bats in the past 5 years across the USA and Canada, and the trend looks set to rise.
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Scientists studying the highly contagious fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats have estimated 5.7 to 6.7 million bats have succumbed to the disease in United States and Canada, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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A man in the UK, who was out walking with his son, was surprised when he came across a box containing 47 baby bats next to a polo pitch.
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A strange invasive disease is swiftly wiping out the bat population across the eastern United States and parts of Canada and wildlife officials, in an attempt to stave off the devastation, are resorting to closing off public access to caves.
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A remote Amazon community in Peru is under attack from rabid vampire bats who swoop down quietly and bite, often killing their prey. Four children have already died, and the entire community is being vaccinated against further attacks.
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At least four children are dead after bats infected with rabies attacked approximately 500 people in Peru's Amazon in the northeastern region of the country. Emergency teams have now been dispatched to the immediate vicinity.
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Toronto -
The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has several exhibits but two specifically have been given heavy promotion and considerable attention from the general public: Bats! and dinosaur eggs and babies
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A mysterious disease decimating bat populations throughout the northeast has now spread as far south as Tennessee and, for the first time, has been found in Canada.
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Thousands of Tennessean bats are being threatened by a mysterious illness being called "white nose syndrome." Tennessee authorities have closed off some caves to the public to try to prevent further spread of the disease.
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Bats Headlines
Bats are finding a surprising haven in abandoned Israeli bunkers, researchers say.
 A New Brunswick researcher is studying a bat fungus that has killed nearly seven million bats across North America and is continuing to spread.
 Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Kelly Johnson is slated to bat in the No. 2 spot when the season begins April 5 in Cleveland. The former Arizona Diamondback has batted first or second for most of his major-league career.
The arrival of more than 250,000 bats in a small town in northern Australia prompts warnings of a potentially fatal disease.
White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed more than 5.5 million bats, is continuing to spread across the US, data shows.
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The Royal Ontario Museum has two new exhibits: Bats! and dinosaur baby eggs.
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