I checked my sources- and according to Altringham in "Bats, Biology and Behavior", on page 15 he states that in a cladistic analysis of 24 different...
I thought about that too... looking at milk analyses from other obligate insectivores; however, in my google journeys, I've found less info on shrew milk than...
Hi all--there are three bats trapped in a house near Carlisle. We can get help getting them out, but the weather being what it is they need a safe place to go....
Re: page 15 of Altringham's "Bats, biology and behavior". I think that not only the bold print, but the exclamation point at the end indicated his disbelief ...
FYI - Good news re. Singleton's application to kill grey-headed flying foxes however according to the story below this will disappoint many in the Singleton...
but the locals wanted them killed. http://singleton.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/thumbs-down-to-bat- cull/1174042.html or try this tinyurl version of...
Well, Its good to see the people in charge realize that the world IS watching and that culling the bats is unacceptable. I only hope the locals don't decide...
Hi Frances, It seems there aren't many shrew rehabbers (tamers?) ;-) on this list, but I have seen them mentioned occasionally on other wildlife care groups....
I only had two young shrews in my life. One was a little older, eyes in the stage of opening. This was reared with a cat milk replacer, which you can buy in...
Good going with the shrews!! I wonder if there is a shrew rehab group like WBL? Shrews are very cool and I love that some have venomous saliva. Please keep us...
Hi Gabriele and Cindy! Thanks for the info! Well, puppy? Goat? who knows? I sent a message to the National Zoo here in the US to inquire about what they use...
Bad things are happening to bats in New York -- http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/feb/06/0206_bats/ Connie Buffalo, NY [Non-text portions of this message...
It sounds like someone needs to have a talk with the state wildlife pathologist, to explain the difference between fungus and rabies. Thousands of federally...
I read it differently.? I thought he meant in addition to studying the fungus and death, his staff also must be careful working with live bats due to rabies in...
The School of Wildlife Medicine in Madison and Cornell University are also working on this issue along with NY DEC and the state pathologists. I'm grateful the...
Thanks for John¹s website ‹ it¹s great to have a reliable source of info on this. Here across the lake from NY (in Toronto) I have not experienced any ...
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Just to show how seriously everyone is taking WNS, the caving community is now closing caves…  Leslie ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
After I re-read the entire article I realized Corky was right and he was referring to the need for the researchers to be careful in their handling, not that...
I know how often I deal with the ignorant public and the rabies issue - all bats have rabies, etc.? I imagine we are super sensitive to any comments about bats...
Hey you guys! I just found a whole web site on shrews! Its called The Shrew(ists) Site. It looks a little old, but I did send an inquiry to the owner-Dr....
We were talking goat milk - aren't goats herbivores like sloths??? They are a ruminant like other bovine in the order Artiodactyla.? Not very close to bats...
I can't remeber where I read that (or maybe even heard that), but I'll double check on it. Meanwhile-so what about lemur or shrew milk? Shrews do seem alot...
This is now getting pres attention and it made promed. http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/science/2008/01/30/Bat.Die.Off/ UNDIAGNOSED DIE OFF, BAT - USA:...
Goats have "good" milk. I know it from a friend who is allergic against cow milk but goat is ok. Sheep too. The percentage of fat is also higher and some other...
Corky, In the past week or so the bats in our roof/walls have become very active and vocal. Last week we had a lot of snow so I really wondered what was going...
I think people feeding fresh goats milk have had a lot of success in the past. It probably has to do with the fact that it's a whole milk as opposed to a bunch...
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