[Pollinator] Fwd: Thousands of bats drop dead from trees in NSW heatwave???

Thu Feb 16 11:34:08 PST 2017

Hi all,

I follow Batzilla the Bat and this group was quite concerned about the heat
wave in Australia in respect to the bats.

See screen shot attached.

Aimee in Monroe, ME

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Peter Bernhardt <bernhap2 at slu.edu> wrote:

> No one likes to start the day with bad news but this story may be
> relevant.  The gray-headed fruit bat is a major pollinator and
> fruit-dispersal agent of canopy trees in eastern Australia. At least one
> Australian is doubting its accuracy.
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> http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/thousands-of-bats-
> drop-dead-from-trees-in-nsw-heatwave-20170213-guc8la.html
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