Bat invasion threatens Australian town

actually,thats a fallacy.Most bats do not carry rabies at all,and if i had to die,thats the way i would go .I love bats . http://www.batworld.org/ check out lil Drac.hes a star ! You can actually buy fruit bats for pets in japan .Theyre adorable !

These are a large furred bat with impressive wing-spans and quite attractive as their facial features are very fox-like. I recall them aloft in the tops of breadfruit trees, but also as somewhat tame in that they cohabit the same areas as humans. Some cultures consider these bats a delicacy and others a pet. But, 250000 of these big guys is a lot ... perhaps some garlic might work.

Another source says it's not that big a problem. [ "The virus is a close relative of the rabies virus and was first identified in Australia in 1996. Since then two people have died from it." ] From: http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Agency/News_Archive/Hands_off_bats_Health_Department_warns/indexdl_4507.aspx

Lyssavirus may not seem that big a problem with 2 dead, although it is pretty much rabies, it differs from rabies by only 8% and I am pretty sure that some are satisfied the woman caring for her bats dies of rabies. I do know that Fred Murphy, a world expert on viral diseases at the University of California, told New Scientist magazine that, as far as he is concerned, the woman died of rabies. We do not have rabies here, it would be devastating to see it introduced, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Megamyxovirus is another disease carried and distributed by bats. It has killed at least ... [More]

I heard something about bat poo being coveted.People go into bat caves and just collected the guano for big bucks. I have to look it up ,as I forget why.

Kids gotta eat. Now... What have learned about waking the dead? Glorious convicts! I salute you.

damn shame its not the same town with all the spiders or is it maybe nature cleaning up after it self?

I heard something about bat poo being coveted.People go into bat caves and just collected the guano for big bucks. I have to look it up ,as I forget why. For fertiliser, it is nitrogen rich - LINK Bat Cave mine

More vampires? (Joshing!)

Same thing happens every year Batman leaves the Bat Cave for summer vacation.